#GirlFriends: #TweetDrama Highlighting Current & Perennial Issues In Nigeria. [Part 1]























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is a drama script adapted as tweets and shared on Twitter via  in 12 episodes since August 12, 2015. It is aimed at highlighting recent and perennial issues in Nigeria's polity.




Episode 1 [Aug 12]


 Amaka: Lola, stop whining. It's only basic economics for CBN to protect Naira

Lola: Amaka, I didn't read economics. All I care is my dom a/c

 Amina: Amaka, u're just on point. Lola has been wearing that long face bcoz of dom a/c

Lola: Abeg, abeg, aaabbeeeeggii. Amina, go and sleep.

 Amina: Case close. Gud nite girls. I'm up to bed o.

Amaka: Me sef o. Let's leave Lola to sort herself with CBN in her dream.

Lola: Na u know..


Episode 2 [Aug 13]




 Amaka: Come o, Amina u hear say CBN don reduce d total amount u fit withdraw 4 ATM per day?

Amina: E tire me o. Wetin dey do dis CBN sef?

 Lola: Shooo! I thot both of u are world bank certified economists, n u are in love wit CBN policies.

Amaka: Looola?!

Amina: Lola is hungry

 Amaka: Girls, I was on the queue in the bank n som dude walked up 2 me n asked, ''Are u d last person?''. I said GOD forbid, I can't be last.

 Amina: Hahahahahaha, You're crazy Amaka.

Lola: Amaka, you're a clown. A certified clown with no rival.

 Amaka: I take'am resemble you Lola.

 Lola: Dat's hw ppl will borrow my pen on queue inside bank n I'll forget 2 collect it back.

Amaka: You're pen distributor.

 Amina: Hahahaha


Episode 3 [Aug 14]






 Amina: I don't understand why experts say we should explore other solid minerals for export.

Amaka: Instead of we developing our industries

 Amina: That's the point. We need to develop our industries that'll process the solid minerals, add value to them

Amaka: That's d real deal.

 Amina: Ofcourse Amaka. That's real deal. It'll create employment n generate more money for us as a nation

Amaka: I feel u girl. I really do

 Lola: Look, u girls should go to the parlour n debate. You're distracting me joor

Amina: Lola, u n movies

Amaka: Her laptop is the cinemas

 Amina: Hahahaha, Lola, so ur laptop is cinemas?

Amaka: She won't answer u

Lola: See who is talking..U beta join me now n watch. Hahahaha



Episode 4 [Aug 15]




 Amina: See hw Lola is so serious reading dat newspaper as if she's abt 2 write waec on it.

Amaka: Hahaha. Dis one pass waec.

Lola: [Sigh]

 Amaka: Amina pls flash my fone. I don't know where it is.

 Lola: This lead poisoning that's killing children in some part of Nigeria is sad.

 Amina: Infact, that lead poisoning has been going on for sometime, n I think it is under-reported.

 Lola: Really? What's govt doing abt it?

 Amina: The affected states are not doing enough, if at all they're doing anything.

Lola: That's so sad.

Amaka: Amina, biko flash my fone.

 Lola: Amaka, we're talking som serious matters here, and not ur fone.

Amaka: Lola excuse me?!

Lola: U left ur fone in the kitchen joor.

 Amaka: Why didn't u bring my fone wit u Lola?

 Lola: I thot u want to secretly go n call ur boyfriend in d kitchen.

 Amina: Hahaha. Looola!



Episode 5 [Aug 17]




 Amaka: I had great time at work today!

Amina: Isn't that suppose to be?

Amaka: Actually my oga traveled, so I had less work

Lola: Congrat

 Amina: Amaka hv u ever been to the prisons?

Amaka: Chineke! What for?

 Lola: Hahahahahahaha

Amina: This is not a laughing matter Lola

 Amaka: Don't mind Lola. Why did u ask?

Amina: You know I'm a lawyer. If u visit our prisons, u will see inmates awaiting trials forever.

 Lola: You're right Amina. I did a report on the state of our prisons during my NYSC for a television station. Really sad.

Amina: Very sad.

 Amaka: And some of them stole just N1,000 or less.

Amina: What is even disappointing is that some of them don't know what their offense is.

 Lola: If u look at it against the backdrop of those looters of our national treasury walking free, u see injustice.

Amina: Gross injustice.

 Amaka: Amina what do u think can be done?

Amina: I think we urgently need a reform of the justice system.

Lola: I concur.

Amaka: Me too.

 Amina: I think anyone who has spent six months in jail without trial should be allowed to go home without bail.

 Amaka: Is that possible?

 Amina: It should be possible. Otherwise,the injustice will continue.

Lola: [Sigh]

 Amaka: I thot rule of law means every1 is equal b4 d law

  Lola: Every1 should be equal b4 the law.

Amina: But the reality is dat every1 are not equal b4 the law in Nigeria.

Amaka: That's a problem

 Amina: It is a problem n I hope PMB will address dat.

 Lola: It won't be easy.

 Amaka: Well, d rich n mighty should be made to respect d law

Amina: And d poor n lowly shouldn't be made to rot in jail without trial simply bcoz they can't afford to hire lawyers

Amaka: You're right.

 Lola: I'm huunngggrrrryyyy ooo!

Amaka: Make I hear word jare!

Amina: I'm hungry too.

Amaka: Girls, let's go to the kitchen

Lola: Yezzz!!


Episode 6 [Aug 18]





 Amina: Good morning Amaka! Where's Lola?

Amaka: Hey Amina! Happy Saturday morning to youuuu! Pls don't ask me where Lola is.

Amina: Why?

 Amaka: Bcoz she's still in bed after returnin frm work :30am. I opened d gate 4 her.

Amina: Here she comes. Hey Lola!

Lola: Hi girls.

 Amina: Lola, u came back late last nite

Lola: [yawns] It's long story.

Amaka: Summarize d summary

Lola: What's d summary?

Amina: Hahaha!

 Lola: I was informed at abt 4:30pm that I'll be covering an emergency exco meeting of DDL party which didn't start until 8pm.

Amaka: Pele.

 Amina: Hope they didn't fight at the meeting sha?

 Lola: Journalists were not allowed in, but we were addressed later by the chairman.

 Amaka: You look exhausted. Lola: I am. I just don't know why politicians can't do their meetings in day time.

Amina: They enjoy darkness.

 Amaka: Hahaha! How can u say dat Amina?

 Lola: Amina is right. These politicians enjoy darkness.

Amina: Do they find time to sleep at all?

 Lola: After we were addressed, I even heard the right-wing members will meet at 1:00am.

Amaka: And some of them are elderly n frail.

 Amina: I think our body is created to rest at night, n work in the day

Amaka: What abt those employees in companies that do night shift?

 Lola: Amaka, employees who work at night know they will sleep in the day. But these politicians, we will cover their activities day n night.

  Amaka: That's partly responsible for why we don't hv many women in politics. How can they attend these mid-night meetings?

 Amina: True talk

 Lola: We journalists don't hv a choice. We hv to do our job of reporting.

Amaka: I know dear.

Amina: Eeyah. Go n continue ur sleep Lola.

 Lola: Ehn, I should go n continue my sleep Amina when I'm hungry?

 Amaka: Amina doesn't know u don't joke with food.

Amina: Hahahahahaha!!



Episode 7 [Aug  20]




 Amaka: I don't know why my laptop is taking forever to boot. It started this nonsense yesterday.

Amina: Take it to engineer for servicing.

 Amaka: I'll ask some1 in our ICT dept to take a look at it 2moro.

Amina: Fine! Amaka: Amina, do know Lola's birthday is next week sunday?

 Amina: Reeeally?

Amaka: Yeah! Let's plan something out-of-the-box for her

Amina: Like preparing her favorite meal to celebrate with her.

 Amaka: Hahahaha! Amina, u are so funny. I never thot of that. But it's nice idea! Do u know Lola's favorite meal?

Amina: Amala n ewedu soup.

 Amaka: ok! But she prefers d black amala which I don't know hw to prepare at all.

Amina: Me too hv no idea hw she prepares it. It's magic!

 Amaka: But u enjoy eating it when she has prepared it, abi?

Amina: Yezz naa! U nko? You want to pretend u don't like it?

Amaka: Hahahaha!

 Amaka: I feel guilty I've never asked her to teach me hw to prepare it. All I do is enjoy eating it. And she is so good at cooking igbo food

 Amina: She cooks Hausa food too. She is food-gifted. No wonder she doesn't play with food.

Amaka: Hahahaha! Amina you are so funny!

 Amina: Don't worry, after her birthday, we will ask her to teach us hw to prepare d black amala n ewedu. We'll get our own broom for d ewedu

 Amaka: Hahahaha! Our own broom? What happened to u at work today Amina that u are sounding so funny this evening?

Amina: Hahahaha! Nothing.

Amaka: Ok! I hv a colleague in d office who is frm Ibadan. I'll ask her to come over on dat sunday morning when Lola would hv gone to church

 Amina: That'll be great! We'll get the amala ready before Lola comes back. But won't u too go to church?

Amaka: I'll go for the 6am mass.

 Amina: That's fantastic! We can plan it well then.

 Amaka: Ah, Lola has entered the parlour. Let's change the topic.

Amina: Ok.

[Enters Lola]

 Lola: Hi girls! Why are u both staring at me like two kids just caught by their mom stealin meat frm d pot?

Amina: Hahahaha! Lola, really?

 Amaka: Lola, this ur leaking mouth is enough reason why PMB should appoint u as senior special assistant on media matters.

Amina: Hahahaha!

 Lola: Well, PMB already has SSA on media

Amaka: It doesn't matter o. He can appoint u 2 join his media team bcoz of ur mouth

Amina:Hahaha!

 Lola: Well, I don't mind joining PMB media team

Amina: PMB will then hv too many SAs

Amaka: So? Didn't u hear of governor with 1000 aides?

 Amina: The cost of govt will soar n PMB is workin at reducin cost at all level

Amaka: I agree Amina. Lola will work for free

Amina: Hahaha

 Lola: Sooo, wat were u girls discussin wen I came in?

Amaka: Uhmmm, Amina said she saw rat in her room

Lola: Rat ke?!

Amina: Hahahahaaaa!

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