Nigeria, March 7 -- The most accurate way to describe Nigerian politics today is that state and society have been captured by an efficient and ruthless band that is re-creating politics and the political economy in its image. On a daily basis, people are lamenting about the absence of rules, ethics and red lines in politics and the economy, as the cabal in power does as it pleases and we the citizens watch and wonder whether it's the new reality or a new rascally Nollywood production.

We all watched the skit on the Lagos State House of Assembly. The Speaker was removed, a new one was elected by a massive majority of members. As in all good Nollywood films, the new Speaker was safe because the majority of members supported her and, clearl...