1925-2018

1925-2018

He almost made it into 2019. I wonder what stopped him.

The last of the soft kleptomaniacs and kleptocrats?

In his days, politicians stole in hundreds of thousands of naira. Or a few couples of million naira.

They were soft kleptomaniacs and kleptocrats.

Now we have hardcore kleptomaniacs and kleptocrats.

They steal in billions of dollars.

I don’t know if I want to say Alhaji Shehu, Rest in Peace.

All I can say is that well, despite all the money you folks steal, I can’t believe death can still take you.

Wole Soyinka, in a song, called you, “Share-the Gari.”