Abuja, Nigeria – Omo, wetin we go call this one? A nine-year-old boy, wey dey shine like star, Muhammadu Buhari, don really steal the show for di public presentation of one hot book, “According to the President,” wey Garba Shehu wey be ex-presidential aide write. Dis boy perform some poetry wey keep all di big men and women for di event, including former Head of State Yakubu Gowon, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and di Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, glued to their seats like dem dey watch World Cup Final.
Na on Saturday, as di gist don spread like wildfire, Mr. Shehu come announce say di CEO of Trobell Nigeria, Lawal Garba, don dash di young Buhari full scholarship. E no be play o! Dis scholarship go cover di rest of di small Buhari’s primary school education, and dem go even pre-pay for six years secondary school wey dem go choose. (I hope say dem no go carry am go school wey dey teach am how to use big man life).
And no be only that oh, Mr. Shehu come talk say if God wan make sense, dem go follow am with university sponsorship after e finish WAEC. Imagine, small boy wey just dey learn how to read and write go dey think about university already. E really dey impressive!
Dis small Buhari, wey get di same name as di former president, come from Kogi State, and im papa, Abdullahi Haruna, na writer wey dey help am dream big. You fit see di resemblance wey dis boy get with di former president, as di way im dey talk even dey confuse some people. E dey carry di poetic style wey even elder statesmen dey struggle to match. Dem say reciting poetry na wetin come dey sweet for di ears, and I dey waka believe am.
“Dis na more than scholarship, na seed of hope,” Mr. Shehu talk, as he praise Alhaji Garba for im good gesture. E really dey make sense how this matter don make people see say we fit help di next generation if we genuinely support dem. Dis na di kind of energy we chook inside society wey dey remind us say hope still dey shine brightly, even if we dey see dark clouds sometimes.
“We dey invite more Nigerians of goodwill to follow di example of Alhaji Garba,” Mr. Shehu add as he dey inspire us to invest in di dreams of our children. Make we no just dey talk am; let us ensure say we show support by any means wey we fit.”
As di event wrap up, e clear say di future dey bright for small Buhari. E don catch di attention of big fish with serious fame, and wit, if he continue like dis, na only God know wetin e go become. Na just nine years old, yet im don dey shine pass many adults.
