The Anger of Unfulfillment
Three Plays Out of Nigeria
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You kno,w when people accuse our leaders of corruption; I usually tell them that corruption is only a symptomatic manifestation of the problem. Our problem is a lack of respect for other individuals’ right to life. When you drive someone to death by swindling his hard earned savings; the morally corrupt trader who sells adulterated drugs to the public, knowing fully well that any patient who ingests the drugs has purchased a ticket to the after life; The contractor who is paid to construct a road and builds it with substandard material, knowing fully well that failed sections of the road will ultimately lead to road accidents and death; The politician who corners funds meant to develop his community, better his people, knowing that that water borehole will have supplied the people with the much needed potable water, that cottage hospital will have provided our mothers, our fathers, our brothers and sisters with the much needed health care, without which people will die. No my dear, our problem is not corruption; it is a pathological lack of respect for our brothers’ right to life, the right to a decent life.
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The Anger of Unfulfillment: Three Plays Out of Nigeria presents a collection of three plays intended to capture a great deal of what Nigeria has come to represent today. Each play in this compilation has its own distinctive flavour, seasoned by the circumstantial socio-political variables holding sway in the country at the time it was written.
“The Anger of Unfulfillment” examines the complex and multi-faceted phenomenon of human trafficking, especially in women and girls. The play’s principal characters take us through a serious but often irreverent roller-coaster discourse on the Nigerian state.
The thematic preoccupation of “Hell’s Invitation” is the social death in Nigeria that is associated with HIV. This stigma, driven by ignorance, scares Nigerians away from learning their HIV status and consequently strips them of the opportunity to seek early treatment. Through the musings and antics of characters such as Aliyu, Emeka, Stella, and Bimbo, you can experience the social stigma through the eyes and souls of the average Nigerian.
“This Time Tomorrow” presents a comic portrait of Nigerians and their approach to politics and nation-building. Through the voices of the principal characters, it serves as a call to the Nigerian people to take control of their destiny through active engagement and participation.
About the Author
Nigerian banker, poet, and playwright Jekwu Ozoemene was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He earned a degree in English from the University of Lagos Akoka–Yaba in Lagos and was a member of the theatre group there. He currently lives in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, with his wife and two young children.