Abacha, our Abacha, the last of the true Generals and defenders against western imperialism, is dead and Nigerians, whose cowardice is both genetic and legendary, have become activists united against his ghost.
You see, our activists only pick a fight with the dead, they pick a fight with this dead soldier, because they lack the "street credibility" to mobilise the people against living politicians—merely to prove their bravery to their white sponsors who, they pretend they don't know, are just manipulative imperialists exploiting the poverty expressed in their demonstrations of patriotism. Even those cockroaches who remained in the dark, unspeaking all through Abacha years, have now gained baritone voices, fabricating stories of their "involvements" and "engagements" in "pro-democracy struggles", as they queue behind a frail old man, Wole Soyinka, to vilify Abacha and even us.
You see, our activists only pick a fight with the dead, they pick a fight with this dead soldier, because they lack the "street credibility" to mobilise the people against living politicians—merely to prove their bravery to their white sponsors who, they pretend they don't know, are just manipulative imperialists exploiting the poverty expressed in their demonstrations of patriotism. Even those cockroaches who remained in the dark, unspeaking all through Abacha years, have now gained baritone voices, fabricating stories of their "involvements" and "engagements" in "pro-democracy struggles", as they queue behind a frail old man, Wole Soyinka, to vilify Abacha and even us.

