'Good morning, Steve. Happy birthday!'
'Good morning, Sir, Thank you Sir.'
'Stevo, eleniyan!,many happy returns.'
'Thank you, egbon.''
'Good morning, Sir, Thank you Sir.'
'Stevo, eleniyan!,many happy returns.'
'Thank you, egbon.''
'Who was that on the phone?'
'Oh, that was GKB, Usually he calls around midnight, but I guess he overslept, or he simply forgot.''
'GKB? GKB?...What kind of name is GKB?''
'Haba, excellency, That is GKB's name now.'
'I know, SSG, but GKB, sounds like a subversive!'
'Oh, that was GKB, Usually he calls around midnight, but I guess he overslept, or he simply forgot.''
'GKB? GKB?...What kind of name is GKB?''
'Haba, excellency, That is GKB's name now.'
'I know, SSG, but GKB, sounds like a subversive!'
'No, Sir,He is not a subversive, as far as I know. and I have known him for a long time'.
'GKB! now I remember!, Was he not that fellow that said I was after him?'
'Yes Sir. But he was being sarcastic.'
'No, He was using Layipo to attack me. just like that other fellow who said i was just using beheading to cure headache.You know, the one who also complained about the way we handled the fallout of the Oshodi demolition. What was his name?'
(coughs) His name is GKB, Excellency.
'Him again? I told you he was a subversive!'
'GKB! now I remember!, Was he not that fellow that said I was after him?'
'Yes Sir. But he was being sarcastic.'
'No, He was using Layipo to attack me. just like that other fellow who said i was just using beheading to cure headache.You know, the one who also complained about the way we handled the fallout of the Oshodi demolition. What was his name?'
(coughs) His name is GKB, Excellency.
'Him again? I told you he was a subversive!'
'Excellency, forget GKB, it is Steve's birthday. Don't let that subversive spoil the day.''
'You are right, SSG. I just hope that subversive was not invited to the party?'
'He does not need an invitation Sir. He is family.'
'You are right, SSG. I just hope that subversive was not invited to the party?'
'He does not need an invitation Sir. He is family.'
'Okay, Was that why he was singing fuji on the phone and shouting:
'Oluwaseyi oko Temitope,
Eleniyan omo odo agba,
Anjonu oniroyin bi oba ibomi,
Wa gbo, wa to, wa fi owo pau, wa fi erigi jobi
igba odun, odun kan. Omo baba mi ni Ekotedo?'
'Oluwaseyi oko Temitope,
Eleniyan omo odo agba,
Anjonu oniroyin bi oba ibomi,
Wa gbo, wa to, wa fi owo pau, wa fi erigi jobi
igba odun, odun kan. Omo baba mi ni Ekotedo?'
'Hmmn, yes sir. he does a lot of karamo'.
"Karamo? Which one again is karamo?. Anyway. i agree he is not a subversive. He sounds like a jolly good fellow.'
'He is, Excellency".
'He is, Excellency".
Happy birthday, Stevo.
Many happy returns.
Many happy returns.
My Ten Kobo.
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