IKEMEFUNA 1 OF AFRICA


By Henry Ekwuruke, EuroAfricaCentral Magazine


Wisdom that tackles the problems of humanity
The understanding and stigma unfolds
The untold truth revealed
And now it can be told



Let the sons and daughters of our mother


Africa rejoice


And be happy for good things rest


In our cursed land; though we aren’t





A people rich in culture and heritage


Great in history but ours not told


Our history denied and forgotten!


Wanting to know, yet limited and no fact





Rejoice and be glad for the jinx is broken


A prophet is out – speaking out without words


Out of Africa, a wisdom is born


Like the “mbaise” foul – watching, learning and working





No good thing comes out of these people?


Indeed a lie and sad tale


He defiled the knowledge to a truth


He had known the truth, but he needs proof


And he did and archived it!




Philip Emeagwali – a Prophet from Galilee (Onitsha – Africa)


A place where they “knowledge” says


No good thing come out from


Has made the black people proud and happy


You really did





Telling the world that the beautiful ones are yet to be born


Africans are best, even in penury


Imagine the inconveniences and set backs


You patient, goodwill and hardwork persist





Taking a people to their glory along side self





Telling the world that a prophet is out of Africa!


And many more prophets are coming after you


The cut hairs of Sampson (African people) is growing back to stronghood


You really defiled the myth, a prolific inventor of African origin


Leading us children of Africa to say we have arrived and we are here





They said a prophet is hardly acknowledged


In his country home, I acclaim you for what you


Really is.


Yet to receive honour from his people – he has and we need him


More than ever, a gift to a troubled people


The tidings has been proven. He is really “IKENGA”





I nominate you also for the award and title


Of “IKEMEFUNA I OF AFRICA” “Dike, Izuru ka emee”


For no two things than


Restoring the dignity of the black people and





Making us know our history and true stories,


which are


Yet untold until you told them.