[2][3][4][5][6][7] The play was published in 1967 in London and New York by Oxford University Press (Three Crowns Books; 96 pp).

President Kongi, the dictator of an African developing nation, is trying to modernize after deposing King Oba Danlola, who is being held in detention.

Kongi demands that Danlola present him with a ceremonial yam at a state dinner to indicate his abdication.

As the different tribes are resisting unification, Kongi tries to reach his goal by any means necessary, including forcing government officials to wear traditional African outfits and seeking advice from the man he deposed.

In a climactic scene at the state dinner, Segi presents Kongi with the head of her father.