“Anyone who wants to buy shares in Nigaz…
…can do so” reads the news
but who exactly named the venture -
a name sure to confuse

Seems Russian giant Gazpromrussian-bear
had a bright idea
to traverse to Africa
across the big blue sea

And invest in Nigerian gas
and total blaxploitation
then named the company NIGAZ
without a thought of caution

I wonder what Nigerians think
of their newfound gassy status
perhaps they’ll simply ignore their new nick
take a cue, and drink to Bacchus

Or maybe they’ll revolt
and overtake the backers
renaming the entire company
to now be called “CRACKERS”

5 Responses to “But no, my dear, Russia is not racist”

  1. Sana said

    Ahahahaahhahaa, this was brilliant.

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  3. genieyclo said

    I think you’re missing the point of the name, it’s NIG from Nigeria and GAZ from Russian for gas.

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