| To understand Nigeria, you need to appreciate where it came from
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| In 1900, Britain officially assumed responsibility for the administration of
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| the whole of what we now know as Nigeria from the Niger Company
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| And then, gradually over the years, British protectorates were established
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| throughout the territory
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| In 1914, the protectorates were amalgamated into one Nigeria
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| Actually, there’s one additional detail that bears mentioning. |
| In order to take
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| over the territories from the Niger Company, the British Government paid 865,
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| 000 pounds. |
| A huge amount in 1900. So let’s establish a simple truth,
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| the British didn’t travel halfway across the world just to spread democracy
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| Nigeria started off as a business deal for them, between a company and a
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| government. |
| Incidentally, the Niger Company is still around today.
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| Only it is known by a different name, Unilever
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| But that’s another story
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| (It's Kel-P vibes)
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| Ay!
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| They wanna tell you o, tell you o, tell you o
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| Another story o, story o, story o
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| Since 1960 them dey play us, why o
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| Shey we go dey cry forever more o
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ay)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain you, ga-ga o (Well, well)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ay)
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| E dey pain you, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o, ay ga-ga o
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| They want make we all enter one corner, shebi o
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| 'Cause e be lie them dey tell me since I was a baby o
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| All the times them go promise and fail o
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| We don dey, we dey slim them dey shade o
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| They wanna tell you o, tell you o, tell you o
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| Another story o, story o, story o
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| Since 1960 them dey play us, why o
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| Shey we go dey cry forever more o
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ay)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain you, ga-ga o (Well, well)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ay)
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| E dey pain you, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o, ay ga-ga o
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| Which kind country be this? |
| chale I conf
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| Sometimes I for dey move away, maybe a month
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| More or less, more yawa
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| Less people power
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| Same shit, Ghana — Naija, man tire
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| Stuck in traffic I dey hate delay
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| Big man get the motorcade, big Benz and the Escalade
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| Hustle just dey escalate
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| But March 6, we go celebrate (Shh!)
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| Every year be the same cock and bull
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| Propaganda you dey push no dey go
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| E dey pain, people tire for this matter
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| Everyday for thief man, one day for master
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| «Efie ne fie», me ntumi 'nfrimu
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| Ɔman no sɛi aa, yɛn nyinaa yɛ ti mu
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| Ashi me aa, ashi me aa, ashi me aa
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| 'Nso me ntumi 'nfrimu
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| They wanna tell you o, tell you o, tell you o
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| Another story o, story o, story o
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| Since 1960 them dey play us, why o
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| Shey we go dey cry forever more o
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ay)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain you, ga-ga o (Well, well)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o (Ay)
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| E dey pain you, ga-ga o (Ahh)
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| E dey pain me, ga-ga o, ay ga-ga o |