Walkway to Nowhere

by Lola Akinmade

A day in the life of Lagos, Nigeria.

“You this idiot man!” Seyi yells at Samson. “Why are you listening to Fashola?”

Samson is leaning in close to a parked car, listening to the governor’s latest decree about motorcycle taxis called okadas. The governor’s voice blasts from the radio through the driver’s open window,