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THE NIGERIAN FACE
Tribal marks, iro and buba
strong, resilient, in all things peculiar
blacksmithing, weaving, leather working
wood carving, glass making, scintillating
efo riro, ewa-agoyin, amala and ewedu
dodo, asun, gbogbo eyan wá jeun
The Nigerian Face

Ndi ìgbò kwenu! kwezo nu!
they are everywhere, not a few
prehensile, sophisticated and hardworking
egwu ogene, egwu abigbo, egwu ukwu
ofe onugbu, ofe oha, ofe nsala, now serving
Anambra, Abia, Delta, Rivers, Imo, Ebonyi na Enugu
The Nigerian Face

Crafstmanship, population and Hausa
Babban gida, Hukuna and Kaftan
energetic, industrious, architecture
cultural diversity, oneness and agriculture
Tuo zaafi, Shinkafa, Taushe and Miyan kuka
religious and affluent, Na Gode kowa da kowa
The Nigerian Face

WAZOBIA, part of the Nigerian Face
more than two hundred and fifty ethnic groups
culturally rich...