Pat Utomi, Presidential aspirant for the 2007 elections in Nigeria, sits next to his wife at a wedding in Lagos, October 7. Utomi, noted more for his business acumen than for the ability to create chaos and mayhem, a necessary characteristic in Nigerian politicians, is a favourite of the enlightened. Urban Legend goes that Utomi was summoned by a highly placed well-meaning Nigerian...

HP: Pat, you want to be President?

UTOMI: Yes Sir...

HP: Hmmm...Have you killed anyone before?

UTOMI: (Vehemently) No Sir! God forbid that...

HP: (Interupting) You see? Politicians in Nigeria must be ready to kill. It's a different ball game on that field. Be careful.