The Ugly Ones Refuse to D ie by Habib Yakoob Spectrum Books, Ltd, 2004 75 pages When Jude, a former politician, returns to Nigeria with his wife after spending six years in the United States, he’s sucked into the political realm he once tried to escape by his old friend, Esam. This happens while Esther, his wife, rambles about her obsession with the idea of living in America and how she hates the fact that they left. This drama depicts the deteriorating democracy of a country due to its political corruption on a lighter side. It focuses on politicians trying to establish their place in political power by any means necessary. These are the ‘Ugly Ones’ as they always re-emerge; turning what is meant to be a democracy upside down. They simply refuse to disappear, like Jude. After looting millions from the country, he still showed up again, refusing to step down for good. It distinguishes between the good and corrupt ones and what convinces them that their way is right. Mo...
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