09/09/2023
Who will answer the “MILLION DOLLAR” question? WHO REALLY IS TO BLAME? Are The GODS to BLAME? or The GODS are NOT to BLAME. Some thought that the gods are INFALIBLE for what went wrong in the lives of people in a particular kingdom. However, in this controversial play – “The Gods Are to Blame”, the author (Nathaniel Apheyso) thinks otherwise.
In this drama, king Ubuoro killed his brother and married his sister. Though he was part of a twin who were to be executed at birth because they’ve been destined to bring untold trouble on the land of Okpetu. Strangely, by the stroke of fate, due to the intervention of a woman (Itegbemie); he was favoured as the current seating king in the land. Upon digging into the real cause of the crises in Okpetu kingdom; the gods pointed to Ubuoro as the culprit. There were arguments and counter arguments from both sides - the “Oracle” and “Ubuoro”, thus steering the controversy of who really is to blame