LAWYER DESCRIBES ENUGU AND HER INDIGENES USING A POEM
A lawyer, blogger, and poet, Onochiengwu Obuna, Esq., describes Enugu and her indigenes in poetry.
This poetic tribute offers a sweeping, heritage-rich portrayal of Enugu as a city shaped by resilience, culture, and divine purpose. Through rhythmic lines, it celebrates Enugu’s historical significance, welcoming spirit, strategic landscape, and rapid modernization. The poem positions the city as a Golden Smart City—an inspiring blend of tradition, growth, and youthful vibrancy—honoring both its legacy and its promising future.
ENUGU, THE GOLDEN SMART CITY.
Enugu has very beautiful long story
Enugu is discovered with best coal
Enugu’s coal severed colonial goal
Enugu is a perfect divine agenda
Which never can be put asunder
Enugu has a four-point slogan
Enugu has a disruptive slogan
Enugu is in The Hands Of God
Enugu is a Golden City Of God
Enugu’s tomorrow is right here
Enugu’s fame echoes everywhere
To Almighty God be all the glory.
Enugu was Eastern Regional Capital
Enugu was State Of Biafra’s Capital
Governed by Powerful Principalities
Survived very frightening adversities
Coal mining fate really not palatable
Enugu passed through fiery crucible
Enugu is home of human hospitality
Accepts and welcomes nice diversity
Enugu is very very diverse in culture
Indigenous people are good, mature
Therein lies beauty of the universe
You can liberally canvas in free verse
Indigenes really sociable in nature
Enugu’s terrain is closest to nature
Enugu is a well organized society
Indigenes worship a supreme deity.
Enugu stationed on mountain top
Seated where she never can flop
Well seated like the Mount of Zion
Has Palace of the king the of Lion
Enugu has a very good topography
Enugu has natural wildlife geography
Enugu a very beautiful story to tell
Enugu is a big city where all is well
Enugu has a big head and a big tail
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A trade city where things are 4 sale
A City full of many shops and mall
Accommodates both big and small
Full of all sorts of big, small hotels
Hardly house any sort of brothels
Full of nice entertainment centers
Enugu is full of sight seeing centers
Enugu enjoys entertainment services
Enugu full of many military services
Enugu is full of many civil services
Enugu is in intercontinental services
Enugu really, truly investors friendly
Enugu progressing very very rapidly
A Clean Smart City very nice to stay
Has many many youngsters to sway
Enugu has very very fine universities
There are fun, enjoyable commodities.
© Onochiengwu Obuna Esq.
(Ike Nkanu).
On 27th November 2025 @ the Ministry Of Justice Enugu State by 9:am
