Originally Posted by johnteddy 
Vintage Dr. Abati!
Yes I agree with you. You see how imaginative we all can be if we leave behind the decay of the society. This is a good reading of what Anna Everett and others call history of the present. I like the way Abati related the new informal name of Nigeria to that of the hip hop artistes whose works may adorn the heap of garbage soon!!!
Well I know with every writing you leave a little gap for your readers to fill. How did this occur? Yes it is technology for you. The mediation of communication. The new duality of identity. The name is one and the man or woman is another. Here art becomes a vocation separate from the person. So a Lagbaja can walk the streets in a different way in which 9ice though known can still distance himself from his works.
DRA (Dr Ruben Abati) let us have more of this kind of reading and re-interpretation of society. We need mirrors like this to help us reflect on our quotidian existence. This pieces also tells me how rooted and connected the Doctor is....now I hope the doyen of popular music journalism, who is now editor of the Punch will wake up and get back to his beat. Thanks DRA