Nkechi Our Light (Remix)

Nkechi, Nwayi Nnewi

Our light, our strength, our Mama

Your name means God's portion, nne

And we were your portion too

Ever strong, ever determined

You stood like iroko when the winds came hard

In Kano streets they called you Nwayi Nnewi

The woman whose hands turned pepper and palm oil into hope

While baba rested, you carried both loads

So we could carry books to school instead of fear

Mrs Ilogu Nkechi, light of our house

Your hands built our lives, scarred but never broken

Kano sun on your head, wrapper tied firm

Every stew was "go and learn, my children"

Nkechi, Nwayi Nnewi, our forever shield

We rise because you refused to break

Then the accident came, metal and pain

A scar that stayed on your skin

But you, Mama, you healed with stubborn grace

The same grace you used to raise us

You told us without words:

"A woman falls, but Nnewi women rise"

Your hands worn, scarred, unstoppable

Laughing in the kitchen, praying over our exams

Ifeanyi, Ugochukwu, Okechukwu, Ebubechukwu

Ngozichukwu and Tochukwu, your children say:

We are who we are because of you, Mama

Mrs Ilogu Nkechi, our light

If resilience had a face, it would look like yours

Forever our first teacher, forever our shield

Nkechi, our light

Thank you, Mama

Thank you