Chapter 41

]Jafar: we will be staying in Lugbe, it is close to Gwagwalada and also to Berger.

He said this as we passed a junction that was called Giri. We entered Abuja at some minutes to 9am.

Me: I don't know Abuja, I have never been here

Jafar: I seldom come around, except my dad beckons.

Me: tell me about your Dad

Jafar: No.

I saw why Abuja was the next best thing besides Lagos. the road was wide, wider than the girth of cars passing through. it wasn't as crowded as Lagos, but had an exotic feeling to it. Yaradua's posters flooded the town, I felt it was a waste of money carrying out a presidential election because he was liked by both his peeps and the opposition. Though a PDP member he embodied all that PDP wasn't.

Me: who would you vote for in the elections?

Jafar: I won't be voting

me : why?

Jafar: for the white man, voting serves as liberation, it's a symbol of freedom to choose who they want. But for the black man, Elections is a form of enslavement. Too many poor people vote, they don't vote with their head, they vote with their stomach. Too many illiterates vote, they don't vote for the best person, they vote for their tribe.

Me: What tribe are you and what do you think should replace elections?

Jafar: I am Jafar Ndanusa, I am Nupe. The white people made sure they saw themselves as a people before democracy was introduced. In Nigeria, the different tribes are still in courtship, democracy came at the right time, but the citizens aint ripe or mature enough for it.

Me: I repeat my question, what should replace elections or democracy?

Jafar: A selfless authoritarian head of state, like Sankara of Burkina-faso. After making sure the Hausas, Igbos, yorubas and middle-belt see themselves as a people, then he can relinquish his power for a democratically elected president.

Me: that's deep for a cultist.

It came out of my mouth before I realized I had said it. His brows shot upwards, signaling that he heard what I said, but he kept quiet.

Me: I am sorry.

He didn't answer me, he just kept driving until we got to Federal Housing,Lugbe.