The setting of the poem is said to be Nigeria because firstly it is where the poet comes from and secondly it is a country in which the government occurred to be the major provider of employment for its citizens.

The fact that alcohol is used in not only Africa but also any parts of the world to celebrate any good thing exhibits that the poem can actually take place in anywhere in the world.

The time setting is the post-colonial period. The reason for this is that this era is marked by importation and the use of many cars and alcohols which cannot be found in the preceding era. Even the poet is of this new generation.