Ọ̀gá
Ọ̀gá came from a place of frustration. Not as a politician. Not as an activist. But as someone who lives with the consequences of decisions made by people in power. This series focuses on three roles: the politician, the police officer, and the lawyer. These are positions that are meant to serve. They are meant to protect, guide, interpret, and defend. They are meant to carry responsibility on behalf of the people. But what happens when service turns into entitlement? What happens when those who are meant to serve begin to see themselves as the ones who should be served? I am not making accusations in this series. I am asking questions. Do they understand what their roles are meant to represent? Do they see the gap between what should be done and what is actually being done? Do they recognise how their decisions affect ordinary people — people who have no access, no influence, no power?
When a politician signs a document, when a police officer acts on an order, when a lawyer interprets the law, those actions don’t stay in offices or courtrooms. They land on real lives. This work is not about attacking individuals. It is about confronting responsibility. Because when authority forgets its purpose, the people feel it first.
OGA is my way of asking:
Are we being served, or are we simply being ruled?