The author of ‘Juju Eye’, Sam Omatseye, has said that his book addressed political corruption and futility as well as the vulnerability of women in Nigeria.
Omatseye, who is also the Chairman of The Nation Editorial Board, disclosed this on Saturday at the book reading event held at The Booksellers in Ibadan.
He said, “The lesson for our nation is that we should know the difference between a wrong value and a right value, and we have to try to navigate our way towards the kind of values that will lift us as a society.”
According to him, readers should look out for corruption, political corruption, religious hypocrisy, people who are phoney and the vulnerability of women in society.
Omatseye said the novel also highlighted the futility of a certain kind of political leadership.
On the choice of the book’s title, he said that though he couldn’t remember how he got the name, ‘Juju Eye’ the novel’s protagonist used the expression to mean he is worshipping her lover.
“I call her Juju Eye because I am worshipping her. She is such a great woman that I am worshipping her,” Omatseye said.
The novel has 51 chapters and 352 pages.
