Some elders of Akogah Empire are seen seated. Including Mr. Abu-Bakr the CDC, relating to the elders in council and the Community Development Association Executives, the event that just happened. Abu-Bakr stood before the elders and said, my elders, my well respected head of Akogah Empire, and other executives here present. “I went around town recently to view the situation of security in our great nation, only to find the gate that lead to the zoo imprecisely left opened.
There I saw the lions. Elephant, tigers, leopard & est. scattered all over town.
As I am speaking to you now, my elders, I don’t know how many humans that have been consumed by these uncontrolled animals. The kingdom is in great turmoil. As our pets, our weapon of domination has become wild and difficult to handle.
Uwaila, an elder from one of the clans in the district stood up and said; “stop speaking to us in riddles Abu-Bakr. We don’t accept talking to us in riddles, we don’t understand the message you are trying to send to us because I’m very conversant with this empire. We don’t have a zoo in Akogah land so, were does the animals came from? Go straight to the point and unravel the riddles by yourself”.
Usman the vigilante chairman in the bid to support his boss, stood up and said, my elders, I think I understand what my leader, Abu-Bakr is trying to say. It is about Omene the youth leader who has assembled about 500 youths from this kingdom to rebel against this legally constituted authority. We met them exhibiting treason against the leadership of Akogah empire, we went to him as we heard that he was infusing hatred in the hearts of the humble youths of Akogah, telling them that he has taking over leadership and that he is now the new leader of the land. He also said that the youth are not treated fairly and that it is the resources from their territorial environment or district alone that is impelling the entire Akogah Empire.
My leader l recognize that the chief security officer, Mr. Abu-Bakr told him to end the convention and convey his grievances to the authority through democratic means, but he rejected and continue his protest.
What do we do about this situation now my elders? Ask Anam the chairman of elders’ council.
Do we not know what to do? Exclaimed Abdu-karin the present leader of Akogah Empire! Get them all arrested of course and throw them into the cage, all of them. If Omene and his supporter’s are thrown into the dark room (prison), peace and tranquility will return back to this Empire.
But Alero stood up and commented; my people, my fathers, my elders, my well respected leader, the people we are talking about here are our children, our brothers, our clansmen, our husbands the proposed future leaders of this great Akogah Empire. We ought not to harm them, we should not hurt them and we must not send them to prison. Our responsibility is to know what their grievances are, and address it honourably. Our forefathers are watching, our ancestors are looking at every step we will take now. Even our Akogah constitution may not be in support of such actions, if we critically read through-it, over and over with enthusiasm and optimism and you get to understand the content therein, we won’t even contemplate imprisoning our children for no just cause. Rather, to care for them and train them to walk in the way of God.
Take her out! Oh!! Take Alero out of this hall. She’s not for us I’m certain that she must be a spy sent to convince us to succumb to the wishes of these children. Chanted Abdul–karin
This act of bully must stop. Said Osaro we are not sure we can take it anymore from anyone, not even from our well respected leader.
Henceforth, In any of our meetings everyone should be given equal opportunity to speak-out his or her view. We don’t want to be intimidated, anymore.
We are elders’ statesmen, Honorable people in this land. Even the outside world fears us, why then should we begin to kill and roast ourselves for meal? Since Alero’s view was not inappropriate, I concur to it. Let us call our grieving youths and ask them what has resulted to this sudden change of attitude towards us their fathers and diligently address it.
Musa in hesitation to such idea, said in a roaring tone, “if they are really our children they must obey us. As it is their duty to always agree to whatever we say and abide by all our resolutions”.
Uwaila cuts in and said I support Mrs. Alero and Mr. Osaro. Gone are those days when our children adhere to whatever we say. Everything has changed now. We should understand that the world is now a global community where everyone meet and discuss together their various problems and proffer solutions to it, by themselves. Maybe our children have informed their friends about the way we have been treating them and someone else may have giving them a solution we don’t like. I advice that we invite them and find out from them what their gripes are. Then we will know how well to put it right
Pa. Uwaila emphasizes the point by repeating “Let us call our children together and ask them what their grievances are! Let us show them real love in order for us to know what their annoyance is and the possible solutions we as parents can offer for it.
Mr. Abdul-karin proved deaf ears to the suggestions and views of other elders in the meeting and started to puff up saying; I am in power now. And as the head of the leadership of this empire it is my duty to take any action I deemed fit to put everything in order. I am in power. The power belongs to us. We, from the Wabudu clan are the real owner of Akogah Empire. No one can stripe us of this right. Get Omene and his group! Arrested and send them straight to prison.
Soon after the main meeting some elders were seen gathered in clusters probably reasoning and discussing on what next could happen in the land. By this time, the elders did not mingle together. Rather, they gather by clan. The focus is first on those from south-south the Edunero, Ibokele and the Yorinle Clans.
Pa Uwaila, Osaro and Alero were present; Alero was having the expression of fear as she was talking. She said! My brothers, I have seen both sides. In the Omene camp, there was bitterness allover him when he was narrating to us how he has been used all these while by our brothers from, Habekona, Noribalu and the wabudu clans, and eventually dumped. He said all the killings and maiming that has been going on in this empire was orchestrated by these our evil brothers of ours, he said, they made the youth hate themselves. He even inform all present to take statistics of the people living in our surrounding communities and see that the number of older ones has outraged the younger people and this could be security danger for us.
He mentioned that if these people don’t hate us so much, why should they taunt our brother to such extent, was it because he was privileged to serve as a leader in this empire? Do you not see the pressure, threat and tension they set on him? For just the first time our people was to lead, they did not even allow him to finish his tenure. They connive with other community leaders by reaching an alliance with them and forcefully ejected him from his office.
Abdul-karin emphatically told me that we are not born to sit in that seat of leadership of Akogah Empire. Abu-Bakr once ask me whether I know why he was made the Defense chairman of this empire, he told me that it was because they have a plan to ensure that everyone in the entire nation learn and start speaking their own language alone.
Not when I’m still alive assured Osifo. This can never happen in my time. Are you sure Omene told you this? Elders let consult Omene and get fact from him Curtain. Close….
* fictitious names used.
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