The blogger ibikunle Abraham Laniyan aspire to be the father of modern day Nigeria and examine the possibility of this claim in the piece below or so to say in a fiction like prose Enjoy the reading.
Made sat elegantly on the Otoman cudgels and cogitating the fleeting times and Onimode entered petulantly so to say in a huff to bombard his cerebral sibling having been scorned outside at the news tand and sat downcast.
"You looked exhausted and peeved . What's the matter with you?"
"I was assaulted by group of discussants at the newstand over a barrel of stupid questions that had no earrings whatsoever to my likings."
"Interrogation!What did they say this time ?"
"It was about discussion on Nigerian independence and I told them they were wrong and insulted instead.
"Did they say'Nigeria got independence in October 1st 1960 from great Britain when the Union Jack the British flag was lowered for Nigeria green white green.?' or what?"
"Exactly but I told if I come tomorrow my sibling would dispute them and they would be the greater fools than I was."
"Okay!"
"I was even coorectting a blatant liar one of them who said it was in 1914 same as was admitted by Obasanjo who cited the same as an excuse to demean and demystify the independence day celebration as you concluded a week ago."
"So just that right?"
"Yea I was not happy and I was disgusted as one of them slapped my keen aficionado "
"Don't worry but you came home late ten on the dot?"
"I went to the bar to cool my head off.I was really embarrassed."
"Tomorrow is Sunday we'll be there to buy the papers.Was it the same group of gangsta that we confronted two weeks earlier? I mean Gbile and junior?"
"Yes they were about six guys in their camp."
They fell asleep on the couch as the evening eloped into night unguarded and unmoored.On Sunday they barely go to church and arrived at the newstand late probably 11.30 am in the midst of thick discussion which usually frustrated the lily livered discussants with uninformed gesture and Gbile and junior melted at their presence.
"See mad he brought his brother and ready to punch us."
"Don't mind them "
"Mumu argument.You wanted to displace history and lie"
"Did I not oppose you yesterday and you brought your brother to save your face?"another rambunctious comment.
A group of discussants emerged to join the discussion and hurriedly move over to hug made
"That made is now around I tell you the debate is won and anyone who say a word after is a fool of the century.I was in Lasu made routed to scorn and calumny fifteen dons .They were speechless and sombre to his golden words of wisdom.I was shocked too"
"Keep quiet why didn't he go to university and be a lecturer"
"Don't mind him.This is a newstand and everyone is a lecturer and a professor.The only unknown university in the world."
"But you know history is not your opinion do you know that?"
"Is telling you?"
"Na one na mumu talk Anthony enahoro moved the motion for independence.Full stop."the same guy Gbile flanked by junior retorted again to fuel yesterday debate.
"Your brother is a fool to argue that"junior metaphorically concluded.
"When did enahoro move the motion?"Made asked
"You re asking me? Go and ask Google"Gbile blasted him
"Who called this one encyclopedia?See the man you called encyclo or a sicko?He didn't know anything."
"Stop the ranting of an ant you dementia apotu senile psychosis eroded by khamsin an arboreal eyesore"
"He has started again same way he floored Lasu a wole Soyinka person.Learn man you dullard"the rest of the filthy engagement were quiet to simple history that they muddle up.A mountain mole hill gone sour.When the tension dies then he spoke in the face of sibling broken apart with hysterical belly laughing .
"I told you made would dispute that". Onimode stuck in gusto
"See in 1953 Anthony enahoro moved the motion for independence that Nigeria should be self governing sovereign entity by 1957 and it failed woefully.Apparently so it was motion by Ladoke Akintola that was adopted and later succeeded.See how a much vilified personality got independence for Nigeria.
"So the father of mordern day Nigeria was Ladoke Akintola
"Yes he is Ladoke Akintola despite all the hatred you guys have for the Ogbomosho people."The rapture of the engrossed silver silence took their medulla deathknell by storm and four or five of gangs left leaving only junior with Gbile as aficionado of made chanted eureka
"Made won you guys again.He has never lost an argument for a good two decades and his views always intricately different."
"He should be transported to America and does not belong to Nigeria."
"See listen some folks when we got independence we didn't fight for it and we didn't cherished it either since we barely fight fought it.They faulted the green white green flag devoid of red colour in the spangled flag.Check the color red in the British union jack, American 🌟 star spangled banner, German federal flag, French flag etc .Red symbolizes blood struggle in blood and sweat.That we were not really interested in the substance of independence and infact the presidency hardly take independence day serious.The story of independence was the first casualty.When the coup of 66 was perpetrated by military officers they turned political brigandage into reckless arts hardly a recess from the perpetual act of political immaturity that stalled progress ever since."
"We know military worsened the sinking scenario"Gbile concurred.
"Exactly,was there any singsong in Nigeria and Africa of any notion of second independence?See after the fall of shagari,it was clear Nigeria is perpetually sinking under perennial yoke of internal colonialism"
"Tell them what you said Soyinka say?"
"He said the leaders were not inteyin governance and their interest was talk and hand turned foreign colonialism Into domestic colonialism."
"Uhhmmm"
"Independence day had become a mere congratulatory messages and when babangida took over power he was much interested on his birthday and august 27 when he took over power than the essence of independence day."
"Too bad who is now fighting for Nigeria?"Junior lamented
"None whatsoever.Infact abacha did not celebrate it for much of his tenure and same with Obasanjo and his ignominious disciples like good luck Jonathan,Yaradua.Did buhari not loose his sanity when he took over power?If we can not defend glorious day of freedom it can be tedious to appreciate the value of Nigerian people."
"Am sorry to bother you with my ignorance "Junior pleaded.
"This one pleaded don't listen to him next debate he would start to pour scorn.He's never tired archetype.I rest my case" as he departed too in a huff brandishing his sport tabloid.
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