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Once upon a time, 

The males in the animal kingdom were rendezvousing as was their daily practice and the discussion shifted to their wives' faults. 

Simba the lion went first. He said, you see my wife ehn, she's good óò but she's very arrogant and rude. She has too much pride and never listens to what I tell her. After he complained and all, Àjàpá, the Tortoise replied him, your wife does not have any fault óò jàre, compared to my wife's fault, hers is minimal. Just let her be! 

Anansi the spider then spoke. You see my own wife ehn, she's dirty. She doesn't know how to clean or manage the home. She hardly cleans herself gan. She's always looking unkempt and our home is always a hotchpotch of all sorts of items. After he complained and all, Àjàpá, the Tortoise once again replied him, your wife does not have any fault óò jàre, compared to my wife's fault, hers is also minimal. Just let her be! 

Then Billy the goat took to the podium. He started, shey you see my wife, hmmm, she neither dirty nor rude nor arrogant. You see all those faults are little compared to my wife. See my wife ehn, she can open her legs for anything. She's too promiscuous. She sleeps with all the goats around. Even our children. I am ashamed and tired of the whole thing, I've even been thinking of getting a divorce. When he finished, Àjàpá replied him, wò ó Ogbeni Billy, your wife's fault is also minimal to my wife's, I swear. 

Next was Nyani the baboon. He started thus: See, I won't beat around the bush, my wife is ugly. Too ugly in fact. Overugly sef enter am. Those your ugly MCM politicians are beauties beside her. Going out with her is war, relating with her is kàsàlà. If you woke up to her face you'd have to go back to sleep. She's that ugly! And again, Àjàpá replied, Oga Baboon rest, your wife nor get fault. The animals recounted the faults of their wives and Àjàpá kept giving the same reply. 

Until Erin, the elephant got annoyed and said, ahn ahn! Àjàpá, your own too much sef! This one will say his wife's fault, you'll reply that it's minimal compared to your wife. That one will state his wife's fault, and you'll still give the same reply. What's your wife's fault gaan! Is she that bad? How many faults does she have? 

Everywhere was silent. Only the sound of the breeze could be heard. Everyone wanted to know what was Àjàpá wife's fault that he steadily discountenanced every other person's recount. 

Àjàpá stood up and asked everyone, you want to know my wife's fault bah? I'll tell you.

My wife does not have shame! 

The animals were confused, is that all? Are you being serious Àjàpá? How does that rank worse than every other fault we've listed? 

Have you not heard the Yoruba proverb that says, Èèyàn tí ò nítìjú ojú kan ni ìbá ní; a gbórín a tó tẹṣin (A shameless person deserves to have only one eye, that one as large as a horse's.)? Àjàpá asked. Or the one that says Ọjọ́ kan ṣoṣo là ńtẹ́; ojoojúmọ́ lojú ńtini (It takes one day only for one to disgrace oneself; the shame is a daily affair). 

See ehn, Àjàpá continued, a person who lacks shame will inherit all the vices in the world. A person who lacks shame will lie, such person will steal, such person will have no manners or etiquette. A person who lacks shame will not see anything as bad and convincing such person to partake in immorality or illegality will be the easiest of tasks. A person who lacks shame, Àjàpá insisted, is the bane of the world. The basest of humans, the lowest of scums. 

The congregation of husbandmen (abi it's Husbandanimals?) all sighed heavily in the discernment of what Àjàpá, the tortoise, actually meant when he insisted that his wife had the worst of faults. 

And this story, here up, is the exact realization we have found ourselves as regards Nigerian Politicians. They have no shame! I repeat, They have no shame! The whole lot. And just as Àjàpá explained, a politician who has no shame will thieve, loot, plunder, and even look the other way when his kinsmen are being killed. A politician who has no shame will ask stupid questions when unarmed protesters are shot at under the guise of darkness. 

PS 

I wrote this piece a while back and looking at it right now, I see I have been greatly unfair. This piece shouldn't have mentioned only Nigerian Politicians but all Nigerians. 

We are all shameless! 

Further PS 

Permit the proverbs I employed, I desperately wanted to include proverbs but couldn't find ones apt for the piece and went on to make use of what I could find.