Ognatty1

Commotion as an African stage play is the story of a man who disguises himself in different names and tribal origins and acts as a government official to create confusion, disagreements, and enmities between people of different tribes and regions.

Commotion

Mr. Chairman: Collect that cutlass from him and take it away.


The officers moves towards Mallam Sanni but stop halfway.


Officer 1: Mr. Chairman, please tell him to drop the cutlass on the floor. 


Officer 2: Mr. Sanni, drop the cutlass on the floor now before we use force on you.


Officer 3: Oga Sanni, abeg drop am for floor.


(Mallam Sanni drops the cutlass, Officer I takes it away)


Mr. Chairman: Madam, who allocated the space to you?


Mama Chika: Ah! Na Oga Taiwo carry e hand give me the space.


Mama Chika: Wait oh, I never finish. I count twenty thousand naira give am. Iya Dodo even dey for market that day oh.


Papa Chika: Mr. Chairman, na me give my wife the twenty thousand naira way e give Oga Taiwo.


Mr. Chairman: Alright. Mallam Sanni, who allocated the space to you?


Mallam Sanni: Kai! Oga Chairman, my name no be Mallam. (Mr. Chairman gives him an ill look) I dey for my own for Condition Community junction, Oga Okechukwu come tell me say space dey for inside market. E say if I fit give am ten thousand naira and plenty meat, e go give me the space...


(Noises floods in from outside the office. The voices become clearer as Chief Etim dressed in the Efik chieftaincy attire and, Mr. Adeniyi and Iya Joke dressed in the Yoruba traditional casual attire; enters the stage) 


Mr. Adeneyi: Iya Joke, save your energy. Justice will prevail.


Movement 2:2