Jun 2020
They offer a seat at the table,
Something quite irresistible,
Far enough not to contribute,
But close enough to be seen;
This of oft the fate of faces,
Of people with loud consciences,
That appear to be with the people,
But only bidding time for opportunity.
Something quite irresistible,
Far enough not to contribute,
But close enough to be seen;
This of oft the fate of faces,
Of people with loud consciences,
That appear to be with the people,
But only bidding time for opportunity.
Many activists in Nigeria go quiet after getting plump jobs in the corridors of power. A strategy of keeping their mouths shut while turning them against their former camps.
