Call To Duty #3

"Well..." The King began facing his subjects
"You've heard the young man"
"Kabiyesi..." Iyalode protested
"Please,Iyalode! The boy is right,our people need us to take charge and we have to do exactly that!" turning to the Corper "This is something we ought to have done a long time ago.Thank you,Corper.We shall give you all the support you need but,first things first, I need to see an elaborate blue print of your idea.Go home,think it over and design me a blue print which should be presented to this council within the next fifteen days..."
"Seven days would be okay sir"
"Really?"
"Yes sir!"
"Wow! That's interesting!"
"Yes sir" Adisa responded with a soothing smile.
"Well,see you next week,off you go!" The King said.
"Thank you sir.Bye sir,bye sirs and ma" Corper Adisa said turning to leave.
"Bye bye Corper,we wish you well" Iyalode responded
"Thank you ma" Adisa replied on his way out.As he moved down the street,Adisa felt somewhat elated,very excited.He has always thought of several models of transformation and had being longing for an opportunity to prove to the world that the orthodox ways of doing things are not always right,there are times that the unorthodox solution is in fact the only solution.
'Oh,I feel like flying!' he thought to himself as he jumped up with excitement.

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Akanni has remained sleepless all night no matter how much he tried. He moved from side to side,he still remained sleepless.He suddenly gave up.The reason he couldn't get to sleep was obvious,it's being a very long while he had sex and he really need to do that as soon as possible,tonight preferrably.But Keji,his wife has been proving very difficult these days.Things has been rough financially which had led to series of quarrels.Even if he begged her,she's most unlikely to bulge because just last night,they had the usual brawl.

Despite all these,he still has to try,'After all,she's my wife!' he thought to himself.

"Baby,baby...baby!" Akanni called quietly as he tapped his wife gently. 

"Oooh! What is it now,what's your problem now?" Keji lamented as she turned to go back to sleep.

"But,babe,consider me now...look,it's not fear fa.!" Akanni complained as he holds her back.

"Leave me alone!" Keji shouted"Look Akanni,be careful o...be very careful! Let me sleep now!!"

"But,babe..."

"Oooh shut up! Babe my foot,look,if you keep on tormenting my life,I'll stop sleeping in the room...wait a minute,what am I even saying sef..." She said as she made for the door.

"Kai! Keji...okay,okay,I promise to behave..please come back...please!" Akanni begged. Keji stopped in her steps,looked at him wearing a frown,hissed and went back straight to bed.Akanni sat up held his head in his hands and tried to hold back the tears that have already started running down his cheeks.

"Ehn?! What did you just say,you mean she didn't let you in?!" Jamiu asked his sobbing friend who couldn't answer but shake his head sorrowfully.

"Nawa o! Women sha...just because of the little rough weather that can clear off anytime abi,why are ladies this shallow in thinking?" Jamiu complained.

"I don't blame her!" Komolafe commented

"Money for hand,back for ground!"

"But she's a housewife for God's sake!" Jamiu complained

"So what? Thank God you know she is a wife and not a slave or servant!" 

"Haba,Komolafe! Even you,we are in this together,you know?" Jamiu warned

"I know,that's why I keep my distance from Romoke these days.I don't ask for it until she demands for it" Komolafe confessed.

"And what if she didn't ask for it in a month's time?" Jamiu queried

"I'll stay put!"

"Yeh!"

"What is it,are you bitten? The happy thing about it all is that Romoke can't do without it...she has to have it at least once in a week!" Komolafe confirmed.

"Hey! Ejegbetiele!!!" Jamiu exclaimed as he slams Komolafe a hi5.

"I trust you my friend,you no get money but you get better staff...sweet,sweet black candy!"Jamiu commented as both laughed sarcastically.Akanni who also found it funny could not but put up a smile.

"See am,e dey laugh...'omo',cheer up,e dey happen.No worry,na she wey give you quit notice go come back dey beg make you come enter...no worry,cheer up,it's part of life!" Komolafe consoles his friend. Akanni sighed as he nodded in agreement.   

Call to Duty #2

"Ok,'Mr look inwards' I think you should get started with the explanation of what you mean by 'looking inwards'" The Balogun bellowed.
Only this time,Adisa had calmed down and too stable to be worried by the threat in Balogun's voice.
"Well,sir,when I said 'looking inwards' I meant that the King must stop looking up to any other person outside himself to do his work for him"
"Shut up!" Balogun roared
"How dare you,Kabiyesi,with your permission,I shall teach this low life a very bitter and unforgettable lesson,just give the order!"
"Balogun,please,calm down. Let us hear the Corper out,please calm down,ehn,calm down." Kabiyesi responded. Turning to the Corper.
"Young man,as you can see,my cabinet members are not really happy with you.You have better come up with a worthwhile explanation."
"Yes,sir.Esteemed members of the royal council,I've not come to ridicule you,neither did I say what brought me to your presence out of mockery.I'm also a Yoruba man who values and cherishes the Yoruba culture and heritage.I dare speak ill of you and your council of chiefs. To be honest,I meant well!" Adisa explained.
"Corper,please save us all that nonsense and go straight to the point.What do you mean by looking inwards?" Iyalode demanded as she is getting rather irritated with the Corper's attitude.
"Yes,ma...sorry ma!"
"Sorry for yourself!"
"Ok sir and ma." Adisa said trying to be careful not to offend anyone any further.
"It is my utmost belief that if you want anything to happen,you should be ready to make it happen yourself.I also strongly believe that whatever it is that I desire,I'm already blessed with all that it takes to get it.In other words,in my opinion,you should give what you have to get what you want." Adisa began.
"If I'm not mistaken,this town has a local government of its own,it is also blessed with very loyal indigenes that would do all in their powers to better the lots of the town and above all, the town has a very,very dedicated King and council of Chiefs" Adisa paused a little bit to look around and observe his audience.To his amusement and pleasure,he has their attention!
"In my opinion,that's all that matters...you see,all those political structures and arrangement does not really matter when it comes to governance until you matter". Corper Adisa asserted. The Chiefs moved and adjusted themselves in their seats.It was obvious that the young man had unsettled them.
"The people would continue to be deprived of the dividends of democracy until they are able to assemble and organize themselves into a formidable force and one people.That can not happen unless you get involved" Adisa continued.
"Democracy is a game of number,unless you get the number,you get nothing.Your situation is much better off considering the fact that you own a local government of your own.It doesn't get any better!" Adisa observes that the chiefs and the King are have fixed their gaze on him as he delivers his speech.
"It all begins with thinking much bigger of yourselves.Go memory lane,ask yourself,how did your forefathers managed the affairs of the land before the emergence of the white people?" Adisa continued.
"Your royal highness,your people need you to go proactive,they need you to take the bull by the horn and lead them to the promised land.It's high time you started thinking of yourself as the Head of State of Ijinle town," Adisa said.The King and his chiefs burst into laughter.
"This Corper go kill person o!" Otun said in the midst of his laughter
"O ga o!" Iyalode commented
"Corper,you are so funny you really think you can just stand up and do whatever you want in this country.You'll get hunted down and killed.What you've said may be possible in the developed world.I'm sorry,but that cannot happen in this jungle called Africa!" The King submitted
"Not when we do it right,sir...not when we do it together!" Adisa insisted. Everyone stopped laughing and gazed at Adisa who had just yelled at them.
"Corper,are you serious?"  The King was surprised.
"Of course,I am,your majesty.I know this sounds awkward,but,it's worth trying...if you can just give me your maximum cooperation for just one year,I promise not only to help you gain the first class status but also help put a lot of infrastructure in place!"
"Corper! Do you know what you are saying?!" The Balogun yelled
"Yes,I do sir!" Adisa yelled back.
"But you have only six months to go..." Iyalode started
"I'm ready to stay another six months,even a year more just to prove my point!" Adisa interrupted and everybody went silent. They noticed the high level of seriousness and conviction with which Adisa is conversing with them.
"Okay,what happens if you fail?" The King broke the silence
"I'm ready to face the consequences sir" Adisa responded confidently.

Call To Duty

"Explain yourself!" yelled the Balogun
"But,sir,it was just a joke..."
"A joke,you call that a joke?!"
"Yes!"
"Calm down Balogun,you are scaring the life out of the poor boy" The King weighed in.He now turned to the young culprit.
"Now,young man,you are a witness to the warm hospitality we accord our guests."
"Yes sir"
"Good,why then,did you decide to make mockery of the very community that have literally been treating you like a king,why have you decided to be an ingrate...what is our crime,hmm?" The King asked in a friendly manner.
"Well,sir,it's not like I meant it the way it turned out to seem like.I was just bearing my mind to my audience the way I see things,that's all sir!" Corper Adisa said in defense.
"Go on" urged the King
"Yes sir,we were just hanging out at the front of Mama Yemi's shop when Basheer broke the news to us"
"What news?" Balogun interrupted
"That the King has once been denied promotion once again"
"And what did you say?" The King asked with a little fire burning in his eyes.Adisa could see the rage gathering in the King.He's now very careful with his choice of words,in fact he wished he could just keep his peace and leave the Palace immediately.
"I...I told him that you are mistaking by wasting your time on them" he responded with close observation of the King who kept quiet for a while,took a long breathe as he retired back on his throne.He suddenly looked at the Corper squinting his eyes.
"So,if I'm mistaking,what,then, what do you suggest is the way forward?" The King inquired. Adisa was relieved.He couldn't hide his feelings as he heaved a very loud sigh of relief.The King and his chiefs gave themselves a glance and laughed hysterically. Adisa laughed too.
"The way forward is in looking inwards" Adisa responded confidently.
"Inwards?" The King asked.
"Yes sir...looking inwards is the way" Adisa confirmed.
...to be continued