The Acts of King Bubu, son of Hari, began as a micro-blog in one of Nigeria’s popular micro-blogging community. It was an attempt to parody events in Nigeria.
The initial posts received good reviews, as many welcomed the refreshing contents and the lyrical language provided by King James English. Attempt was made to promote the satire through the website. However, lack of time meant that updates could not come regularly. Then the thought of making a book out of the contents came to mind.
A parody is an interesting way to look at issues. A satire replete with parody, and set a thousand years ago, makes for a compelling read. I hope you will enjoy this book, as I have made a great effort to situate current events in the medieval era, making light of very topical issues. The satire will resonate well with several third world countries with bad politics and typical clueless ruler who surround themselves with sycophants.
This is the story of a mythical King Bubu, son of Hari, ruler of Nigira and his attempt to fix what was wrong with Nigira. How does he navigate the many obstacles of terror, sabotage, and distrust? How about the political class and sycophants longing for only what they could get? What other internal and external factors militate against him? Will he succeed or is he part of the problem?
