Tales the Country Told Me, By Reuben Abati
“I agree with you absolutely. It has never been this bad in peace times.”
“You think Nigeria is at peace? If you call this peace time, then what exactly does war look like? For me, the country is at war already. Nigeria is at a tipping point. I visited my Aunty the other day and I was telling her how politicians are already preparing for 2023. Her response shocked me, because she is ordinarily an optimist.”
“She said…”
“She said we should pray to get there first as a country before we can begin to talk about elections in 2023.”