My Name is Adebiyi by Najma Ahmed

My Name is Adebiyi by Najma Ahmed
Read by Kenneth Omole

The following monologue started life in a workshop working with actor and writer John Rwoth-Omack. Hear from Adebiyi a street vendor in the city of Lagos. He’s had enough.

“The truth is, even when they aren’t driving their trucks up, snooping around my stall laughing, just the thought of them chokes me. I hate seeing them and feeling powerless, standing with my head down so I don’t catch their eye. It’s why I’m here.”