Adeola Aderounmu

The EFCC gave us some tips in the heat of the 2007 selections. They told us that only one man named Umar was a little corrupt compared to the other 35 governors we have in Nigeria. It was to justify his choice as the anointed one. It is therefore still very surprising that this man became their president in a criminalized fashion that had since rendered the American Rambo and our own Shina Rambo as toddlers in the hall of fame of criminals. More than 6 months after the charade and shameful parade, you can count on your fingers the number of governors that have seen the wrath of the law. Many of them are enjoying their loots after plea bargaining and some have not even been answerable at all for crimes against humanity. That Fayose and Ibori are been investigated and detained at this moment is a far cry from the expectations of millions of Nigeria. But you can say half bread is better than none.

What is good for the goose is also good for the gander; more than 100 million Nigerians will feel good if Kalu, Tinubu, Obasanjo, Babangida, Atiku, Odili and the rest of the corrupt pack can also spend their Christmas and New Year behind bars. Ibori is down, let’s stop hitting him below the belt, that hurts! Let us also stop being bias as to who will choose to punch so hard and who will spare as no-go-area. A thief is a thief!

Orji Uzor Kalu is a man whom some people can support to any extent possible. Take a quick rundown of certain comments on the web and then you’ll know that Judas is a saint. It is appalling! Sometimes, I wondered if the heat would have been off Ibori’s head if he had established an additional newsprint called The Moon or if he could cough some dough to some whiz kid to run online news at rainforestreporters.com . At least, the heat would have had a divergent effect. He was so busy buying all the perishable things of life that he refused to learn from the best. No one should look further for the traits of an ex-convict.

Kalu became the governor of Abia State in 1999 at the age of 39. His antecedents as a successful business man and his alleged achievements as a governor were treated in details here . However, controversies surrounding his academic qualifications and performance as a governor made serious headlines too. On one occasion, Uche Nworah (ABU) had this to explain on the performance of the governor . And on Wikipedia, which is not my favorite place for information, questions about his PhD and BSc were treated. I am not in a position to determine the authenticity of the information .

During the third term bid of Obasanjo, Kalu, a man who was later accused of stealing more money than any other civilian governor in the history of Nigeria was very outspoken and he was daring to confront Obasanjo. In Kalu words, “There is massive fraud in the Presidency and nobody is talking about it." . At that time, EFCC had become a tool in the hands of Obasanjo and the agency was used to torment the opponents of the third term bid. In the course of written and unwritten history, this erroneous decision by Obasanjo as a tyrant will never be forgiven. The reason being that until that time, Nigerians were unanimously happy that the EFCC is a much needed organ to scrutinize thieves and ex-convicts aka politicians in Nigeria. That error has brought k-leg into the activities of the EFCC and till this moment, EFCC has never been the same again! The consequences cannot be treated in details here.

All the same, the error of the EFCC or the misdemeanor of Obasanjo or not, the EFCC told us that they have evidence to prosecute Orji Uzor Kalu and his likes. They named Tinubu along with him. Hence, on the 10th of October 2006, the EFCC undertook what easily went as its single largest crackdown on corruption in Abia State" . The crackdown even involved Kalu’s mother!

Ribadu told the then Senate that Kalu’s Abia State topped the list on the corruption table, not just because the name is first in alphabetical order, but indeed. He alleged that corruption in Abia State spanned three generations of the governor, including the former governor’s mother and daughter. To elaborate, On Abia State, he said: "Abia is number one not because it is number one alphabetically but because we have one of the biggest established cases of stealing, money laundering, diversion of funds against Governor Kalu," adding that the governor used his mother, daughter, wife and brother to divert N35 billion to build his business empire, including Slok Airlines, Slok Pharmaceuticals, and a newspaper house. This is a very strong statement coming from Nuhu. It is not an ordinary allegation and Kalu has every moral justification to clear his name and that of his family. In the end, if Kalu turns out to be innocent, he should be suing Nuhu’s ass up to hell. Whichever way you look at it, these are issues that span beyond Obasanjo’s third term imbroglio or a mere attempt to tarnish Kalu’s political ambitions.

The arrest of Kalu on the 11th of July 2007 did not come as a surprise to anyone keen on the realizations of the threats that Ribadu had dished out times without number. Those of us in this category of Nigerians expected 35 governors to be in custody on May 30 2007. If the slowness accompanying this illegal regime is rubbing on EFCC, then we are in for one of the longest (marathon of) prosecuting acts in human history. Two governors in jail in 6 months imply that 4 will go to jail in one year. Therefore it will take the next 9 years to finally finish putting all the governors in jail. Can Nigerians afford the wait for this kind of slow poison regime? When then will all the former presidents, head of states and other corrupt public officers and politicians finally land in jail?

Kalu as we are made to believe is out on bail and the AGF took over the case in a manner that is subtly violent . It seems the case file continues to dangle back and forth between the office of the AGF and the EFCC. Anyhow, honest Nigerians are happy that Ibori and Fayose are not examples of sacred cows any longer. Where is Dariye? We hope that the law is allowed to take its full course and if these men are willing to speak, let it be. Let them tell us what they gave to Obasanjo and Yar Adua or how they simply connived to spread hunger, poverty and penury on a large scale. If there are other complications, they have the right not to remain silent; Nigerians want to know the truth. We want to learn from history. Let them pay for the crimes that they have committed and let the others who are in similar situations begin to brace up for the challenges of the days ahead. We don’t want to be disappointed with another round of plea bargaining! It was Ibori yesterday and Fayose today. Who says tomorrow cannot belong to Kalu or Tinubu?

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Next on the list is Tinubu. Like Dariye, Ibori and Fayose, Tinubu also challenged Nuhu Ribadu and his EFCC. We know where some have ended up today. How will the EFCC brace up to the Tinubu’s challenge?

Watch out for The Untouchables (2) with Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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References: The Guardian Newspaper, Wikipedia, the Nigerian Village Square and Orji Kalu dot com.

Let every man who hopes to remain free continue to be a slave to the law!

Adeola Aderounmu.

With a looming AFRICOM in view and the unprecedented grip of an emerging China, the stage seems set for the mad struggle and final conquest of Africa. Who will control the influx of dangerous drugs and toys to Africa? Europe even created a new slogan of equal partners as the renewed face of an old cheat that had stolen directly and indirectly from Africa over the centuries. Africa is in a serious dilemma!

Indeed, China has made giant strides in economic growth such that the other parts of the world tremble. China is a force to reckon with globally and no one can take that away from them. On the other hand most parts of Africa (especially the popular sub-Saharan Africa) have remained in comatosed stagnation. Some African countries have not made real progress since their self-determination.

Surely, the negative impacts of the colonial rule cannot be ruled out for the apparent lack of progress in a number of African countries. However, to continue to lay the blame for retrogression of African countries on the doors of these former intruders is absolute fallacy. Ethiopians always boast that they were not colonized yet the poorest people in Africa probably live in Ethiopia. Leadership in Africa as exemplified by many false democratic institutions, dictators and tyrants is pure failure. Many African countries are perishing for lack of missions and visions. Civil war, absolutely unnecessary frictions and political instability have been additional woes to the several stumbling blocks in the way of the needed progress in Africa.

The lack of will and the absence of quality leadership in Africa therefore continue to expose Africa to neo-colonialism and imperialism. Africa remains a dumping ground for all sorts of wasteful European, American and Asian experiments. With the prevailing economic and political woes resulting from tasteless and rubbish leadership in Africa, the continent has found the romance with China somewhat irresistible.

Arguments are rife on the gains and pains that may result from this rapidly expanding romance between china and Africa. China has been doing some great deals in Africa and here are a few of them.

What is the China approach really that makes her to continue to win more friends in Africa? Does anyone know the good cards that China had played and the evil ones that are being hidden? Is it all about the energy sector and the oil talk? I think that China’s invasion of Africa may have effects on several aspects of the African life. May I point out a few problems that China will bring along or transfer to Africa?

Pollution

I know that China has a serious pollution problem and she may have overtaken the US as the number one contributor to greenhouse emissions. There has always been a need for industrial growth to be matched with waste management but China like many other countries has not been successful in this regard and there are anxieties already over the marathon races and cycling that would take place at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. In the end, China may pull through the hosting successfully but how the problem would be solved on the long run remains a dilemma for the country. With 1 000 cars registered daily across China and with industrial pollution that even hit Russia, how will China rescue Africa from such a scenario if we come to that point when she has not rescued herself? The problems of global pollution and the role of China are more complex than I have briefly stated here. The US however is the number one foot dragger on recommendations to solve climatic problems. I was not taken by surprise at the near deadlock at the just concluded climate meeting in Bali

Fake products

China is not only using fake products in her own domain, she is also sending them out big time to other places. Nigeria has been a safe haven for fake drugs in the past and many lives by been lost by swallowing ordinary dusts or powders for drugs. Specifically China is the main source of fake medical supplies in Nigeria. The others are Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt and India. NAFDAC Boss, Dora Akinyuli has been working hard to eradicate this menace in Nigeria. With China as a major African partner, Dora or her successors and their counterparts in other Africa countries may get their hands fuller in the years ahead.

China makes fake of everything including fake toys that are injurious to children’s health. If they are to control growth in Africa and HIV AIDS is not doing it, sending toys and drugs from China to Africa may be “the African solution”. I mean Chinese doctors kills Chinese patients using fake drugs. This is not to imply that similar problems do not occur in other places or other countries but China and most of Asia rely on cheap exports and to expect such things to cease under her partnership with Africa is more worrisome than an optical mirage. Who will control the influx of dangerous drugs and toys to Africa?

Economic Violence

The prices of food will rise globally in a few years. Rising global temperatures as well as growing food consumption in rapidly developing countries such as China and India are pressuring the world food system meaning that food prices will rise in the foreseeable future, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute.

The crux of the matter is that the Chinese will not support the Black (African) business over theirs. They have more mouths to feed and their antecedent in many issues including global business indicates that they will pursue their own interests at ALL or ANY cost! This singular reason of economic violence carries a lot of weight and implications on its own. It can overrun whatever benefits African are hoping for in their alliance with China.

Back to Europe

Europe is not necessarily a better evil compared to China. Europe is suddenly seeking partnership of equality with Africa. That is the new slogan from the old face of a cheat that had stolen directly and indirectly from Africa over the centuries. Europe in 2007 approaching 2008 wants to tackle common global challenges with Africa. What kind of challenges do they have in mind? In all, there is lack of sincerity in the deals that Europe have for Africa

Though it is an African tragedy that our useless leaders have lodge away billions of dollars in European Banks, still it is a European silliness to play ignorance to the effect that this political recklessness is having on Africa economy. Imagine since when people have been asked to continue to donate money to Ethiopian Funds. In the request, the soliciting agency described Ethiopia as the poorest people on earth! Would it not be better for example if EU Ministers dig out the European banks where African leaders have lodged away billions upon billions of dollars and put that money back into Africa? If Europe sends back all of Africa’s looted monies, many of the problems requiring financial inputs on the continent would be solved. The signal would have been clear enough that no stolen money can leave Africa and if they do, they are not acceptable in Europe. They should also return money stolen maliciously through unfair trade before requesting for equal partnership just because they want to beat China in the game of evil plots

Digression

In my opinion, I think that Africans should start looking for long term solutions to their man-made problems instead of seeking aids like beggars. Afterall there are no serious natural disasters in Africa or they are simply infrequent. The earlier we realized that help will not come from outside, the better for us. The sooner we realize that external help is receiving 10 dollars with the right hand through the front door and losing 50 dollars with the left hand through the back door, the better for our own good and that of our children. Africans should sit down and think positively. The world has moved into the 21st century and we need to hasten and meet up. We need a critical examination of our situations and clear cut approaches to our everlasting goals. Africa with the help of needed right thinking leaders and intellectuals must move away from too much talk to non-stop actions until we reach the goals and further.

Great Nations used their best brains to achieve greatness to the good of all. That is why real elections are a fundamental part of most developed countries. The masses use that democratic opportunity and their voting power to entrust their welfare and that of the state generally into the hands of the people that can deliver. African leaders should stop depending on the International community. The continent of Africa can be great on her own, but not in isolation from the rest of the world. What about aligning the system of governance to promote fairness and the emergence of issues instead of personal ego, character assassinations and violent physical assaults? What about promoting fair trade for our commodities? What about the oil rich countries in Africa using their oil resources and agriculture to boost their economy and standard of living? What about putting all the potential mineral deposits in Africa into positive use and not as weapons of war? What about putting a stop to looting and then coughing out all stolen wealth and dedicate that to development reforms? Can Africa leaders stop enriching the developed countries while spreading poverty and pain on the continent?

The abundance of minerals in Africa cannot be matched by any other continent in the world. How many of these natural deposits have been used for the optimum purpose? Instead African leaders are behind the concept of blood diamond, an evil act that is corroborated by the same international community and G-8 that they are running to. Are they too blind to see or too daft to reason? The only reason Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel laureate ran into a brick wall in the US congress (while protesting the criminalized election in Nigeria) was because the US is more concerned about the oil in the Niger Delta than the progress of Nigerians or our funny elections.

Has anyone been following the bad leadership examples of Zimbabwe and Nigeria? Zimbabwe is a delicate issue and it seems the problem is made complicated by the influence of the British. The issue of Land Ownership and the fallouts of all the power play is a tragic occurrence in Zimbabwe. The sympathy is to the ordinary people of Zimbabwe, they are trapped between the devil and the Dead Sea. All over Africa including countries recuperating from the devastations of war and those eternally plagued with internal strife and bitter struggles, we should all wake up. We need one another as citizens of the same country and as Africans generally.

Our leaders should stop thinking that we cannot develop without the help of the developed countries. We need them as much as they need us to buy our goods and services on a fair trade level. We need them and other developing countries too in respect of the concept of the benefits of international trades, for multilateral co-operations and so on. At the same time, African people must be bold to seek justice and fairness from those who misrule the continent. This is an imperative ingredient to growth and development. There may probably be no need for begging when we do our homework and stop our leaders from looting our treasuries. We may not need some famous musicians to sing into the ears of the so called G-8. Together, we can make Africa G50+ and make ourselves the envy of the world in no time if we define our purpose of existence with the concept of common good.

The development and the future of Africa depend on what we decide and what we allow our leaders to do or not to do. What we must not allow them to do is to continue to play into the deceitful and invisible hands of the international community. Our greater hope surely lies within!

Digression ends

China’s intense quest for Africa has raised eyebrows and concerns in America and Europe. Some people say to Europe and America “serves them right”. With a looming AFRICOM from the America side, what I see is the scramble to destroy Africa by plunging deeper than ever before. It is so unbelievable the kinds of puppet leadership that continue to prevail in Africa. Sometimes I wonder where African intellectuals are spending their lifelong sabbatical such that constant idiocy is a norm on the Dark Continent. Africa is so bad that much of it is even dark from a space view! Before the determination or the end of the eventual tilt of the mad struggle for the new acquisition or re-destruction of Africa, one hopes that Africa wakes up and does her negotiations and businesses with open eyes, a sound brain and with the overriding interests of poverty stricken African people in mind.

Adeola Aderounmu.

I ran into this piece (Nigeria: We have lost the plot)
on the Nigeria Village Square

I decided to re-post it here and I hope the author is not mad at me for not asking his permission.

Sometimes some idiots come to my blog to say that I am writing rubbish about Nigeria.

Some people are just so afraid of the truth that they will tell you that shit is pizza.

For anyone who cares to know, there are problems in Lagos and in Nigeria generally.

For all I care more than 98% of Nigerian politicians are thieves and pure looters. They spread poverty and make it an acceptable way of life.

More than 70% of Nigerians live in abject poverty. Some people put the figure at 90% or more.

Nigeria is not a true giant in Africa. All that expression is absolute illusion.

Take a trip round Nigeria or simply look at the pictures in the link-essay I pasted above.

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Credit goes to Chidi Anyaeche for the pictures and the reason to add this post to my blog.

By Adeola Aderounmu

The arrest of James Ibori is a step forward in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Corruption is the biggest obstacle to our development. Along with corruption is greed which leaves us with a combined vicious unit responsible for several retrogressive inclinations on which our society precariously rest upon. Once again, panic would have been running in the minds of those who have been stealing our money in Nigeria and those who are stealing at this moment. They know that they could be called upon when the smelly veil of immunity over their heads is gone.

Beyond this however, honest Nigerians want to see the successful prosecution of the likes of Ibori. We want them to answer and fully too to the crimes that they have comitted against their fellow humans who they subjected to abject poverty and penury by their reckless attitudes. In the course of the looting of our common treasury and neglecting the call of duties and the service to humanity, Ibori and others sent many people to their early graves through accidents, hunger and preventable calamities. Being granted a bail should not be the end of a trial! Honest Nigerians want to see that justice is done in the end.

I keep emphasizing honest Nigerian because it is so clear to me now that honesty is a rare human trait in Nigeria. I am so amazed how people have started aligning themselves to certain heroes in Nigeria in recent commentaries. To some, Babangida is a hero, to others Obasanjo is the hero. Atiku is a hero to some Nigerians; Orji Uzor Kalu is a mentor to many even to some Nigerians in the diaspora. Morerice Iwu must have his followership too by now. Many people will regard Anenih as their own hero while Tinubu must feel elated among the area boys of Nigeria. The likes of Bode George are heroes to many people as well. People have come to the public to tell us that Andy Uba is their hero and paymaster. This list of Nigerian heroes cannot be exhausted in this piece but if we don’t stop this parade of hungry journalism one day soon a Nigerian will go to CNN and tell the world that in Nigeria, shit is pizza. I am stunned!

Then, I return to EFCC. My appeal to EFCC is to make sure that the music which started to play again yesterday (on the 12th day of Christmas month) should be a non-stop music. Dust your record plates and pick up all those files. Look thoroughly once again and never stop this music. Honest Nigerians are behind you as you make this historic cleansing of Nigeria a task that must be done. You know the names of our heroes; please do all you can to award them the investigation and prosecution that they deserve.

On the 12th day of December 2009, I want to be the first to declare Nigeria a corrupt free society. I long for that day so much. My conviction is that this is possible if the music is not interrupted by you and your detractors. If the record cracks, please buy a new one. If the files get dirty, please clean them. Let this be the beginning of the end for those who have been looting our common wealth. Fear not! Honest Nigerians are with you.

The Coalition against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) came to your office recently in broad day light to make a very humble request. They wanted you to arrest and investigate Obasanjo. I don’t think they are asking too much. It sounds like a tall order but it is within the scope of your obligations. CACOL gave you a description of the man Aremu so that you are not mistaken about who they are talking about. Please play the music to Ota. Honest Nigerians are behind you. I mean those Nigerians who are not paid to write on who should be investigated and who should not be talked about of the pages of newspaper and web pages. I mean those Nigerians who worked for 35 years but whose pension were swallowed by certain greedy and heartless fellows.
EFCC, I am one of those who have called you a toothless bulldog and I will do that again if this music stops without bringing all the conspicuous thieves and looters in Nigerian unto the dancing floor. They must dance! Play the music louder. Let it be heard in Lagos, in Minna (where IBB lives), in Port Harcourt, in Katsina, in Maiduguri, in Yobe. Let it spread to the mountains, and let it penetrate into the valleys. Those who have no immunity should have no hiding place. Let us see the face of those who betrayed our children by spreading darkness and hopelessness mightily.

You have to re-open the files of all those who are now on bail and those whom you gave undesired leave after plea bargaining. The bargain is not enough. It is good that they return part of the money BUT we want ALL of it and we want them to be punished for the crimes that they have committed. Let the law take its full course on every man! We want to set permanent examples to upcoming looters and sycophants. There is no better time than now. Let us end corruption or bring it to the least possible level so that we can have economic growth, sound development and solid foundation for the building of a deserved future that our children can benefit from. Let us forget about ourselves for once and do all we do in the name of those who are coming after now. A nation always belongs to the future that is coming to inherit it. Let this man Ibori not go back to the streets parading and celebrating that his enemies were after him!

Spread and extend your dragnet and Don’t stop the music please! Honest Nigerians are with you!

By Adeola Aderounmu.

John sat down at the waiting hall of Charles de Gaulle International Airport to take a rest. His breathe had become shorter and shorter but his heart slows down. He fell into a slumber. He never woke up again! I remembered my plight at this same beautiful airport two years earlier and before the famous collapse of some parts of it. I was stranded having missed my connecting flight to Lagos but the airline took the responsibility for my expected situation by lodging me at Sofitel. How could I have missed the clumsiness of the ticket booking that I was offered by my sponsor? I was not expected to be able to make the connection. It was a marketing strategy for Air France. Not only did John not make the connection to Sweden or to wherever he was heading, he died waiting. Of course the circumstances are different and I don’t know the airline he flew with.

The first time John left Nigeria was in 1989, the same year that I left high school. He bought a fake Syrian visa at Oluwole for 3000 naira but it was not detected at MMA (maybe he bribed the officials). Terrorism had not become a major threat in 1989 so I wasn’t surprised that the fake visa was undetected by the airport officials of the foreign countries he passed through. In 1989, who would have cared what you are about to do with your life if you were heading to that part the world? When he told me that he worked and earned decent living in Lebanon, Syria and later Hungary, the only thing that came to my mind was one of my history lessons in 1987. My history teacher taught me many things some of which I thought were very funny including how a cripple won a (revenge) war in one of the old empires. He taught me Wolof-Jolof story which I thought was the origin of Jollof rice. What caught my attention most was when Mr. Osuoyah told us that some people in some parts of the world in 1986/87 were seeking permission to eat humans. They were running out of rodents! So, for John to tell me in 2003 that he was in that part of the world making money in 1989 or 1990 was a huge surprise to me. Was my history teacher lying, now 20 years ago?

John was a little shy of 40 years of age when he passed on to a place where no one has ever returned from. Osaze who barely knew John told me that they must have followed him from home; they killed that boy from Africa, he said. When Mike broke the news to me, he pretended (typically Nigerian abroad) not to know the John that had been rumored dead. How many Johns did Mike knew in small or greater Stockholm? For the next few hours as the news filtered in from more angles and the image of the John became clearer, the most significant hypothesis was that if a man was coming from Nigeria and died in France en route to Sweden, they must have followed him from home.

Truth is constant, not only does it not change, the taste also persists. It is bitter. This was a young man who transverse the Middle East and Eastern Europe for more than 12 years before finally entering Sweden. If he went back home during those years, the society would have deemed him a failure because in his eyes and according to many of us, he would not have met the expectations of the people. A stroke of fate brought some luck; John got married and eventually settled to life in Europe. He could now go home or even visit the UK if he so desired. It seems that many people are keen and desperate on financial success as a substitute for a life of contentment. Doing menial jobs or working normal jobs 8 hours a day does not appeal to business minded individuals of all races. Even non-business minded Africans are also in a hurry to accumulate wealth and impress people at home. Eight hours a day job is almost abominable to persons on the fast lane.

We have had some friends we will never see again. We have friends that we will never know what became of their desperate and undesirable exploits. They just disappeared into thin air! We have friends who we have dined with but never really knew what they had under the table cloths. As a matter of fact, we have brothers and sisters we wished we could talk over to the patient side of life. Yes, that side that bears pains and trials. John, Femi and I visited an Irish pub in Stockholm 2 weeks before he went to Nigeria. We drank though it was a cold afternoon. You can’t wish for too much sunlight in Sweden. John’s wallet was fat enough to sponsor the drinks on that day and he was not happy that Femi wouldn’t drink blaming his Asthma for it. As usual, we talked about our struggles and our concerns for the future. In our minds it was imperative that we took the harvest home, to Nigeria. I had no inkling that John had been in and out of the country on several occasions often to Nigeria and back or that he was even planning a trip home soon. He did not even mention it this autumn afternoon as he had his last sip with Femi and me. But I knew he always talked about living in Holland again.

I called Femi and told him the bad news coming from Charles de Gaulle and he couldn’t believe his ears. Femi had only been in Sweden for 2 months and he had the privilege to meet John just that one time through me before his last misadventure. After months of speculations and guessing, the truth gradually filtered in on why John sat, slept and never stood or woke up again. It was not the carelessness of the Airport officials. People can take naps at the airport while waiting. It was not fatigue per se and it was not due to anything like they followed him from home . John had swallowed wraps of cocaine and the thing had backfired. Who will complete the houses that John started? Who will John impress with his wealth or anticipated riches now that he is gone?

There are many questions. So, when I keep reading about people swallowing stuffs and been caught at various destinations worldwide, I imagine but I cannot comprehend the risk. Is it really worth it? No one would ever believe that it was their turn for misadventure. A person who is not caught can die anytime from ill luck. Isn’t that scary enough? Oh well, we mourned and buried our friend. Every time we gathered for one event or the other or just basking in the rare summer heat, we always remember John. He was a funny guy and he said many things that made us laugh. But we have moved on with our individual lives. John’s wife too had since moved on with her life. Wetin concern oyinbo?

Dedicated to John. May the soul of the departed rest in peace.