When Stephen Daniel Ose's piece enkindle HOPE

The socio-political and economic landscape of Nigeria has being on a recurrent downward movement since after gaining independence in 1960. It has being from one National challenges to another, leaving one with nothing other than hopes hanging in the balance and surrendered fate enmeshed in wasteful daydreaming. 

Stephen Daniel Ose captured and expressed the gory situation in a country that was dubbed the 'giant of Africa, through his work titled 'HOPE'. A remarkable Mixed media artist, his work describes a "Nation divided; a Nation now living with hunger; scared of walking around because of insecurity. When we see a Policeman, herdsman, militant, petty thief, area boy, the first thing we do is to hands up and say don’t shoot. All I just want to say is that there is hope and a future for Nigeria. We need to be better citizens, we need to join hands with our fellow Nigerians, irrespective of region and religion, to bring Nigeria ever closer to the dreams of our Founding Fathers, Many people are losing HOPE, feeling that we are in dark situation but this is not true, because in every situation there is a solution, even when we feel we are in a bad situation, we have to remember that small light can change a situation".

'Hope' by Stephen Daniel Ose 

Such is the beautiful message in this work rendered in Pen and Newspaper prints on paper. This expressive rendition leaves no one in doubt that tomorrow will indeed be great and bright for a country that is a pride to the black race.