Diamond Hero (For Gen. Muhammadu Buhari @ 72) By Aliyu Bala Aliyu

Unto us was born a legend

The skies above Daura smiled upon his birth

Heroism isn’t to be born of a woman

We all certainly are

Heroes stand on the side of the people

Greatness isn’t conferred by mortals

Your life of service and uprightness have stood you out

Fortitude and consistency unparalleled so

His resolve unshaken he kept his drive

Consistent his ways have been

Unperturbed by the villains around he stands so tall

In pain and sweat and tears you shared your agony in time

Before the world our pains you shared

Like a Prophet you spoke and warned of the agony ahead

Never a weakling and your traducers concur

Battles he fought and emerged therefrom

Wearing the badge of veterans and heroes

His resolve unshaken he kept his drive

His determination unshaken

For in blazing the trail of honour

Few men will stand the test

Honesty like a cloak he wears

His passion for country yet unmatched

Three scores and ten have been his days

Still a patriot like days gone by

Greater shall be the years ahead

But while we await history to be the judge

It steps forward and passes its deafening verdict

Impatient to await your glorious exit

I have a hero and sure you are

Glittering like diamonds

And I am proud to say it before the world

PS:

I wrote this for the General when he turned 70 but it is still his and from the bottom of my heart.

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