The game has changed… By Reuben Abati (must read)

Such an interesting article from Reuben Abati. Read below.. 

“My brother, I think all the people saying they have not seen any change should by now be convinced that truly, truly, the game has changed.” “Football? Euro 2016? Brexit?” “What is wrong with you?” “Or may be you are talking about the death of Stephen Keshi and Shuaibu Amodu and the fact that Nigeria’s House of Football needs to be re-organized”

“I really don’t know what the matter is with you today. I always try to engage you in a conversation because I consider you smart, but your responses don’t make sense to me.”

“Game change. Well. I studied a bit of game theory in school not as a student of political science but as a generally curious student.”

“Who is talking about game theory?”

“Game theory is about political marketing, the relation between structure and agents, how power is deployed, structuration, the framework of power, the politics of structural and collective agency.”

“When you are tired of boring yourself, you will keep quiet. I am just saying the game has changed in Nigeria. I guess that is simple enough so stop quoting text books.”

“Ha, I get you now. I recall that the former Chairman of the PDP, during the election was snick-named the game-changer. Everywhere he went everyone said game-changer!”

“If you are dumb, or pretending to be dumb, good for you. I am talking about today’s Nigeria, you are talking about the past. Can’t you see, don’t you hear, don’t you feel it, that indeed, contrary to what we used to think, something indeed has changed…”

“Tell me.”

“Me?  You mean I, me, myself?”

“What is that?”

“If you mean I, me, myself, I have nothing to say. And please note that because the times have changed, I have developed all kinds of problems with my senses.”

“Then you should go to London for treatment.”

“God punish you for saying that. Do you want to put my family in trouble? I forbid you to talk carelessly anywhere I am. If you are looking for trouble, go and look for it on your own. My mid-year resolution is that I will not hear any evil, speak any evil and see no evil.”

“Is that your game that has changed?”

“Na you sabi?”

“I think your problem is that you are afraid. You are just like all these other people who have forgotten that there is a Freedom of information Law in this country”

“Hen hen. Who in this country has any law helped to put food on the table for his family? This man, be careful.”

“Feel free. Let’s analyze recent developments in the country.”

“As in…”

“The floating of the Naira”

“The Naira is floating eh.  Good. So how many Nigerians have gone to the lagoon to pick up Naira free of charge, since the Naira started floating?”

“There is just one market now. “

“Hun hun.”

“Say something man. You are usually very intelligent and vocal.”

“I hear”

“Fayose, the Ekiti Governor and Ben Murray Bruce commented on this matter.”

“I am warning you, the way you are putting your hands in my mouth, I will call my wife to warn you to stay away from me henceforth.”   

“What has your wife got to do with this?”

“Because you want to put our God-loving family in trouble.”

“Because you don’t want to talk critically about public issues?”

“You can say what you like?”

“Look at the Fayose issue. Even Zenith Bank like you is scared. They have disowned Fayose. Everybody today is sucking up and bootlicking. I hope someone will tell Zenith Bank and other banks that they all failed in their fiduciary responsibilities. The rule of banking says KYC: Know Your Customer.  You can’t use ojukokoro to collect money and then turn around to say you don’t know. I also think a bank has a responsibility to report unusual transactions, the moment it happens not ex post facto.”

“Well done”.

“And as for Ben Murray Bruce, the commonsense Senator. You can’t borrow money and start behaving as if you have more sense than your creditor.”

“This man. What is wrong with you? You are also a businessman and you once told me you are terribly exposed financ