Meet Andrew!

BIOGRAPHY

Igbecha Oghenetega Chukwuebuka Andrew, born on the 23rd of June is a poet, writer, spoken word artist,Red carpet host, MC/Compere and a student of the department of English Obafemi Awolowo University.
In 2014 he started writing poems and in 2015 out of a burning desire to inspire people, he started his poetry platform "ANDY POEMS'' with the motto bringing out the power in lines. He went on to add other poets into the platform and they all released poems through that platform and inspired people.

In late 2015 he started designing poems or putting poems in picture form especially birthday poems and Christmas poems and he started sending it to people on their birthdays.
This idea was welcomed by all and till date he and Andy Poems is still contacted for Birthday poems and other types of poems in pictures.
In December 2015 also, he was the red carpet host and MC of the Redeemed Christian Church of God's Teens Praise Night.
He went on to MC his church's Christmas Carol and everyone appreciated him and loved him. He started working with Vita foam comfort centre in January 2016 as a Coperate communications manager.

He was saddled with the responsibility of keeping the company's social media handles active with innovative posts and contents. He also organised the best sleep experience competition which was a competiton that had people telling a story about their best sleep experience online.
After weeks of engagement, the winner was finally gotten and was given a price. He went on that year to MC other events and also to do spoken words performances. His brand Andy Poems has grown over the years to be a poetry brand with a difference.
In 2017 he went for Man the Mic where he was trained as a Public Communicator. His brand Andy Poems is aimed at bringing out the power in lines through creative writing such as poetry, stories e.t.c. Andy Poems currently has over ten poets who are committed to that vision. 

*POEM*

Change Agent

- by Igbecha Oghenetega. C. A and Ihejirika Francis 

Change Agent  That’s the anthem that has been going on in my head
As each day I wake up and see the poster of our economy dead Our leaders have made our lives to be  like a stony bed
But it is the effort of one man that can make our country fly like a bird
   
Just the other day Our dear Country was diagnosed with so many sicknesses
With the likes of corruption, poverty, boko haram and even child trafficking businesses
I watched as my tears turned into my own swimming pool of darkness
I then asked the doctor and the doctor told me no hope for all these sicknesses

But I believe that it is the motivation, determination backed up with the right information that can save this nation
I believe that the stagnation that has plagued this country will turn into an abomination
I believe that very soon all this will be a thing of the past and we will celebrate our absolution
I believe that very soon all these diseases and suffering will all end in dehydration

Change Agent that’s the Anthem that should ring in our heads like the morning bell
Change is inevitable that’s the story we us as the agents must always tell
Change is what we need in this country so that good will cure this evil spell
Let me drop my poetic lines and let my bro tell the remaining tale!!!

In this our age,
I’m living a life of one trapped in a cage,
Like a low paid labourer begging for his own wage
A beverage I can’t even afford, not to talk of a sausage
Oh! The damage, I’m actually living in bondage.

But wait!
It’s only a short time before I begin to engage
The youths are going to come with rage
And like high voltage, we shall cause great damage
Beware! Because to you it’ll be a disadvantage
And by that time you might even need a bandage

We need change!
If you can’t perform, please get off the stage!
Look at our so called global village,
It’s turned a wreckage!
No long passages, the message is short,
If you can’t perform, disengage.

Look at the under-aged,
A large percentage of them will grow to become like us – caged.
If we don’t interchange our bad ways for good
Remember, a stitch in time saves nice, says an adage.

That’s why we need a whole new package
Let’s manage out differences and start on a new page
Even when we quarrel, we should read the gauge and calm the rage
A leverage we need so like dense “green” foliage we will be
For me, for you, for us all, an advantage it will be

Like in marriage, we should be united and stand with courage,
To the world, I tell you, it will be a major breakthrough,
Again my message is very, very simple
All I want is for you to be an agent of change.