Professor Piggy, you said from the ancient times that the
different types of government systems in the world included feudalism,
autocracy, constitutional monarchy, monarchy, democracy, and others. But, what
type of government is ours? Oh! Oh! I see, I think its constitutional monarchy
or democratic monarchy? How do you mean, professor? Don’t you see that our
leader has taken a new title: ‘The Lion King’? Just like Napoleon Bonaparte of
France who metamorphosed into an Emperor in 1804, the very year the revolution
of Fodio transformed the northern fringes of our world. Well, my student that
is why our virtual space is being bombarded by trending tweets such as ‘Welcoming
the Lion King back to the palace’. Theoretically, ours is a democracy and a
federal system. Surely, each category of animals has its leader. For instance,
in a parade of elephants, you will find a leader. Even, in a colony of lizards,
you find a leader. However, all these leaders submitted their hegemony to the
central leadership of the Lion King premised on a federation paradigm in order
for us to attain harmony and progress in our cosmos. Nonetheless, in practice,
there have been re-definitions of this federating template depending on who
mounts the exalted throne at the centre.
In our cosmos, we are allowed to whisper truths to
power. In other words, political discourse is expected to take place in public
spaces. So, you should not be surprised by the political narratives and
metaphorical exchanges between political gladiators including some closes kin
of the king. Has our leader been called a Lion King before now? If yes why? If
no why is our leader now called a Lion King? Is our leader manifesting
attributes of a lion or a Lion King? Is he ruling as a king and as a lion? What
are the manifest characterisations of a king and/or of a lion? Since, the Lion
King itself has not refuted this nomenclature; one can indeed assume that he’s
indeed a Lion King.
By the way, professor Piggy, who caused the sickness
of the Lion King? Was it orchestrated by the crackle of hyenas and the pride of
jackals? Or is it an act of God? No doubt, there have been different hypotheses
and postulations. Who knows? Only God knows. May be it is known by the Lion
King, his doctors, or his inner caucus? Is the causation explicable? Oh no! It
is a matter of national security. May be, nobody knows ‘sef’.
Now, let’s get back to the rifts and drifts that may
occur (or that might have occurred) between the Lion and the gang of
hyenas/jackals. What could be
responsible for the rifts between them? Is it that the Lion King made a ‘kill’
perhaps through his victory in the last general elections and subsequently
through the ways he is governing the kingdom particularly how he’s curbing the
snatching and hoarding of meats by the jackals and the hyenas. Perhaps, this ‘kill’
is too huge for him to eat alone or he’s too old or too weak to eat alone;
hence, the attraction of the band of hyenas and jackals. But professor, I think
that is a natural phenomenon in our world. Hmmm, you are right!
For a Lion King to be wounded probably from the
attacks on him by the gang of hyenas and jackals shows he’s no longer in charge
of his kingdom. Perhaps, the Lion King is a ‘Lone Ranger’. Where were the other
lions when the king of their pride is being wounded or attacked? Did he chase
them out of the kingdom after the kill he made? Whereas, all the lions should
be together to protect the kill they made together. Where are the other lions
now? Why is the Lion King alone? Evidently, a lion standing alone cannot face a
gang of hungry hyenas and jackals. It is precarious I must say.
But professor Piggy the Lion King had survived and
returned just as we had prayed. Yeah, can’t you see the animation of our
kingdom on the day of his return? I agree with the deputy Lion King that the
recovery of the king symbolises our breakthrough from this burgeoning
deprivation. Professor Piggy, can I ask one silly question? Go ahead, that is
why you are mine student. Thanks professor. The deputy Lion King who ruled on
behalf of the Lion King while he was away, is he a pure lion or a hyenas or a
jackal or one of the weak animals that prayed for the return of the Lion King?
Well, as a professor, I need to do a scientific research on that before I can
lucidly answer your question.
But! But what? Can
a Lion King who found it difficult to attack or defeat the hyenas or the
jackals when he was strong, now do anything tangible when he’s already weak,
old and wounded? What’s the kill the Lion King is eating alone that the hyenas
and the jackals want to snatch from him? Because, the hyenas for instance are
not good hunters; they always look for opportunities such as a kill by a lion.
While the Lion King was away in another jungle,
someone asked, what can the weak animals do to curb or arrest the gang of
hyenas and jackals even before the arrival of the Lion King? The throne must be
protected. The current security at the palace can no longer be trusted. Will
the weak animals be allowed to get to the palace? Nonetheless, a special task
force must be sent as a matter of urgency since only God knows when the Lion
King will return. However, it is surprising that the weak animals decided to
send their representatives, a mischief of Rattus rattus, to protect the throne. A mischief of Rattus
Rattus?
Yes, that is the scientific name for rats. But, why a mischief of rats? Oh,
that is what a group of rats called. But, professor Piggy, why did they send
these weak and very small animals? They are the geniuses among the weak animals
that could break through the maximum security mounted at the palace of the Lion
King. Rats have the following characteristics: creativity, intelligence,
honesty, generosity, ambition, appeal, sociability, influence, intellect,
thrift and charisma. Rats go whole-hog for what they are after and they never
give up. So, they are go-getters. But, the news filtering into the air has it
that the rats had destroyed the throne which culminated into the eviction of
the Lion King from the palace. Well, it is audacious to quickly believe that
story line. But professor Piggy, in every rumour there is an element of truth.
You are right, because naturally rats also have the following characteristics: anxiety,
verbosity, thirsts for power, guile, and acquisitiveness. Rats love to meddle
in someone else’s affairs. Love to hijack or usurp power subtly. They are also collectors
and hoarders of collective resources. Having seen the luxury of the palace, the
rats also decided to taste or loot some too. But that is not their assignment.
Yes, that is the major problem of representatives; they always forget their
primary assignments. But rats are not only stashers of food; they have a
well-developed sense of economy. So you mean, the looting of the throne is for
the development or the restructuring of the economy to favour the weak animals.
Well, only time will say. Also, I agree with the need to refurbish and
re-invigorate the palace because rats are also known to spread diseases, hence,
we cannot afford the infection of the king again. Or do you the king to go on
another long trip? No and never again. The king needs to reign to fight the
irresponsible elements in the kingdom.
Who are the hyenas? Should we assume that they are the
bad eggs in so called ‘right place’ for public discourse for national unity? Who
are the jackals? Are they the cabals in the palace? Who are the ones clamouring
for the restructuring of the kingdom? They must be the hyenas and the jackals.
Is any member of the Pride involved? The Lion King had roared that the unity of
its kingdom is not negotiable. I think that is tenable. Don’t you agree that
this kingdom must not be tore apart? Our unity is settled and sacrosanct. Some are saying, the king only roared upon
returning. What is their problem? What else do they want from a lion? How will
a Lion King re-establishes his suzerainty or hegemony after a long time from
the palace? How else can we ascertain that the king is still very strong as
before if not by the tenacity and soundness of his roars? Can the kingdom be
restructured? Will the sharing formulae favour the weak animals or the hyenas
or the jackals or the lions?
Professor Piggy, the Lion King is shutting down our
virtual world. No, he only ordered its monitoring and a check on those crossing
the ‘national red lines’ because we do not want to see the ‘reds’ on our
streets. Having said that, in the real sense of it and even metaphorically, it
is precarious to stay around a lion or a Lion King, except you belong to a higher
cat family like tigers, hyenas, jackals, etc. Therefore, the weak animals must
be very careful, even as the Lion King returned.
