Politician's Promise

                  Politician's Promise
                     (a short story)
 
      
                               By
                  Lene Ododomu

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Every politician is like a white cheap who can be sighted in a dark night when aspiring for political office but a black cheep who cannot be sighted in dark night after achieving what he or she wanted. The people of Digbene village supported their son, Hon. Dimini when he wanted to contest for the office of local government chancellor in Ese Odo, Ondo state. They supported him both financially, spiritually and physically expecting that he would change the narrative of the village for being the first to represent them in the government affairs. Then he was like a new born baby or a baby bird that has not grown wing to fly, so he was always with them licking their buttocks. When the election day came, they all came out massively to vote for him and his polling uint, no single vote was given to the opposition party, so he won the election with a very far distance given to his opponents.

After Hon. Dimini was sworn in, he relocated to the government house at Igbekepou including his wife and children. Though it is not a very tangible office but at least he was still expected to help a child from the village in the primary school. He stopped visiting the village and wanting not to be seen when visited by the village elders.
"Please tell the security man not to allow any body in, especially those from my village", said Hon. Dimini to his wife.

The elders of the land had a meeting which also includes the youths to contemplate why they are being neglected by their son despite all their efforts to make him achieved his feat. He was sleeping in this same poor mat with them in the village while aspiring for that his post. Some of them are not financial settled but still they took loans from neighbouring villages to sponsor him. He doesn't have even N5 to do a flyer for campaigns but they do. They ended the meeting which made some left home crying. But this thought came to their minds that a domestic animal does not run to the bush and dwell forever but he must surely come back home. Ijaw people also have this saying when the water gets hot the snail must surely come out. So they started waiting for the day that would return him home.

After four years, the days of Hon. Dimini got expired and he was to contest again for re-election and this time he also upgraded to contest for the office of chairmanship. To do eye service, he came to the village uninvited and constructs a local bridge made with plank for them. He also took about five children from the village and registered them in school. He was attending every meeting with the people and took himself low like an original villager he was which he hated while in power and started helping them to cut bush in the village. With all this angelic appearance, the people forgot his past thinking that he is now a Paul who was Saul. They organized themselves as usual and canvass vote for him from the neighbouring villages. They still supported financially and backed him with prayers while church. He won again with massive support and then relocated to the government house. This time he was given there policemen by the state government to guide him.

What the people of Digbene experienced while their son was the cancillor was just a minor experience. But this time no one has the access to communicate with him on phone and to even come close to his house and office but cross like fifteen rivers before getting to him which is impossible. So they lamented again and wait for the dawn to expire.

Hon. Dimini actually returned back home after his tenure has expired.  He became like a white cheap showing himself to be sighted at night by assisting the people to bring primary school to the village. He also supported the building of their church cathedral which was abandoned for many years. To make the mothers happy, he accompanies each of them to the bush to fish and give them money for market on every four days. So after doing all this, he became a responsible son of the land and they declared their support again. 

The people of Digbene village became so happy when he declares for them that he is upgrading by going for state house of assembly. Their happiness is that he is coming up to change the narrative of the village since no one has ever being their eyes there before but strangers. So they canvass votes for him as usual and made him to win the election massively.

A leopard can never change it spot, after he was elected again, he built house in Akure and relocated with his family


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