THE HUNGRY ME | DIDI-OMAH DIARY

Stay up late at night, in the community called EKOWE, located at the SOUTHERN IJAW LOCAL GOVERNMENT of BAYELSA, NIGERIA. The community is a riverine area, fishing community and poorly developed. My life in EKOWE seem to be poor and under management. Being an undergraduate of FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC EKOWE, never had things fair with me.

Oh! What a life for a 21 years old DIDI-OMAH AUGUSTINE CHINAZAEKPERE in 2023 – that’s December. Lots of assignments, broken phone and no money on me; who to call and where to look at, seem to be no world. Living with two others plus me, making it three males in the room.

“ADONAY HELP ME!” All I can say always, living confused, building rubbish and staying hungry – being fearful of ULCER, praying not be on medical issue due to no food to eat as an undergraduate, trying to face life in a low develop village over the large rivers. Empty kitchen, poor water system, all was so bored to me. Never was my cry.

God help me, all I could say! Tears rolling down my heart, stay up with empty stomach – hunger made me sick, that I sleep during the day and stay up awake during the night. Looking at the bed, seeing my roommates at sleep, believing with empty stomachs; “HOW DID THEY SURVIVE SLEEPING WITH EMPTY STOMACHS”, that’s what running also on my mind. Night light was on till morning as usual in the community.

No sleep for the hungry poor boy – no business running forth, all funds saved to grow business can’t be used or collected: SAD! Wishing if my phone was in good state, how social media could have solve a problem; looking hungry in my heart, my stomach, my blood, my bank account and all of me.

Pause to see the way, things be to me, loan can’t be an alternative as 1:58am this day. Hoping to have full kitchen by daylight or food for the stomach, what a desire?Can a hungry man do assignments, just not be a failure in school?Never have I ever!!!

Didi-Omah Augustine Chinazaekpere, Oh! Hungry me……… I said to myself. Praying never to die of hunger, since I have already been afflicted with sickness due to hunger. Bitter lips, weak body, weak eyes and weak me. Yawing all round, no data on the damage phone – indeed poor Didi-Omah.

SUCH IS LIFE, LIFE IS SUCH.....