Meet the singer of a popular Nigerian song from the early 2000s that best describes Nigeria’s situation today.

Meet the singer of a popular Nigerian song from the early 2000s that best describes Nigeria’s situation today.

His name is Chinagorom Onuoha, from Imo State, popularly known as African China. He was born in Orile, a ghetto area of Lagos, Nigeria. His educational background includes Metropolitan Primary School and Iganmu High School. He is the last child of his mother.

Here are the lyrics to his iconic song, which still describes the hardship in Nigeria, even after over twenty years since the song was released.

Title of the song – Mr President

Song by – African China

Food e no dey
Brother eh water no dey
And our country no good o
Everyday for thief one day for owner e
Poor man wey thief maggi
Omo dem go show him face for crime fighter (Crime fighter)
Rich man wey thief money
Omo we no dey see their face for crime fighter
Tell me something I don′t know
Rich man go dey halla prayer (Modupe)
Poor man go dey shout (Anwuola me e)
Rich man go dey halla prayer (Modupe)
Poor man go dey shout (Anwuola me e)
Make una lead us well
No let this nation to fall inside well

Mr President
Lead us well
If you be Governor
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Fuel e no dey
Brother eh transportation no dey
And our road e no good o
What about the NEPA people o
We no get light
Everybody just dey halla
Fuel no dey na how we wan survive
Many youth ready for work
But as work no dey
Na how dey wan survive
We be giant of Africa
But to get visa enter Ghana na WAEC
My God policeman go see white
E go tell you say I say that thing na red
Tell me something I don’t know
Make una lead us well
No let this nation to fall inside well

Mr President
Lead us well
If you be Governor
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Alhaji wey pull Khaki
Say the name of him party
People destroying people
Na the name of the party
Election for my country na paddy paddy
Wayo wayo
Arrange no ni
People wey vote them in still dey live in pain
This na disgrace I am so ashamed
Me don collect shop permit collect trading permit
Raiding permit you still dey burn shop
You wan tell me say you no know when them pay
Why you dey make us dey live in pain
Make una lead us well
No let this nation to fall inside well

Mr President
Lead us well
If you be Governor
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Omo nothing dey pa
Anything wey pa na witch
And make we dey say omo no lele
Tanke
Food e no dey
Brother eh water no dey
And our country no good o
Everyday for thief one day for owner e
Poor man wey thief maggi
Omo dem go show him face for crime fighter (Crime fighter)
Rich man wey thief money
Omo we no dey see their face for crime fighter
Tell me something I don′t know
Rich man go dey halla prayer (Modupe)
Poor man go dey shout (Anwuola me e)
Rich man go dey halla prayer (Modupe)
Poor man go dey shout (Anwuola me e)
Make una lead us well
No let this nation to fall inside well

Mr President
Lead us well
If you be Governor
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police (Lead us well)
Police well well no dey take bribe
Fuel e no dey
Brother eh transportation no dey
And our road e no good o
What about the NEPA people o
We no get light
Everybody just dey halla
Fuel no dey na how we wan survive
My God many youth ready for work
But as work no dey
Na how dey wan survive
We be giant of Africa
But to get visa enter Ghana na WAEC
My God policeman go see white
E go tell you say I say that thing na red
Tell me something I don’t know
Make una lead us well
No let this nation to fall inside well

Mr President
Lead us well
If you be Governor
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe
Oya lead us well (Nne me e)
Govern us well
If you be Senator
Senate am well
If you be police
Police well well no dey take bribe