SCENE ONE OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

In the secretariat complex

Aloho, a young graduate, is seen searching desperately for job vacancies in the ministry of External Relations in Jabu. As she was standing at the Ministry’s notice board, she sees Ochuole, her classmate in the University. Surprised to see each, they started exchanging pleasantries. There, Ochuole tells Aloho that she is working there in the ministry of External Relations as the Personal Assistant to the Minister. On hearing this, Aloho becomes worried about her predicament. Her thoughts border on why she is not able to secure a job, despite her good grade from the University. But, her classmate, Ochuole, whose recklessness in the school made her to graduate with second class lower, now works with a minister. She jumps into blaming God for leaving her to suffer such fate.
After her lamentations, Ochuole promises to help her secure a job in the ministry if she, Aloho, is ready to work. Ochuole promises to present Aloho’s case to the Minister and assures that the minister will give her the job. Ochuole tells her to report in the ministry by 10:00am the next day to meet with the honourable minister.
Aloho returns home to Ogeyi her friend. She told her friend about the encounter with Ochuole and how Ochuole promises to help her with a job. Ogeyi tells Aloho to decease from having anything to do with Ochuole because Ochuole is a bad person. But, Aloho refuses to harken to Ogeyi’s advice. Contrarily, she stands on her words to go and see the minister the next day. Ogeyi went on to persuade her to decline the job offer because not all that glitters is gold.

Aloho comes to Akpara hotel to meet with Ochuole. The proprietress welcomes her. As they were discussing, Ochuole informs Madam Hoha of her plans to secure a job for her friend Aloho in the ministry of External relations, and she has asked Aloho to come and see the minister. Ochuole and Madam Hoha went on to discuss how they will present Aloho’s case to the minister to help her secure the job and for them to get their commission as well. Soon, Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka, the minister of External relations arrives. Ochuole orders for a beer and a plate of pepper soup and Twenty thousand Naira for her sick mother in the village. After everyone has settled down, Ochuole presents Aloho’s case to the honourable Minister.

SCENE TWO OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Office of the Commissioner of Police at the police headquarter
“Baba o, for the baba ke!” filled the air as the police man on duty hails Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka who is there to see the commissioner of police. Chief appreciates the police man by praying some money just as he always does. He gets surprised as he enters the commissioner’s office and notices that he is wearing a sad look. The commissioner is not happy about the report of illegal activities he gets that occurs in the ministry of external relations. The commissioner advices Chief to refrain from such negative acts and get his hands cleaned. Chief Ade persuades the commissioner not to worry. As he leaves, he offers the commissioner a bundle of money.
Having suspicion that Chief is about carrying out another illegal business, the commissioner quickly contacts him to provide more money for the boys – police men – so as to have their mouths sealed and cover up for the Chief. The minister agrees to bring more money and as well promises to lobby to make the commissioner an inspector general of police on the condition that he the minister will have absolute loyalty from him and his boys as he continues with his crimes.
ACP yakubu is seen in his office surfing over cases of embezzlement, smuggling and drug trafficking in the ministry of external relations. As such he vows to bring all the corporates to book. Just as he is still working on the cases, a mad man is heard creating a scene downstairs, shouting and raining curses on no one in particular. Having been watching the mad man’s drama, he makes up his mind to fight corruption to a stop at all odds.
During their investigation tour in the ministry of external relations, Inspector Inaku comes across Ayo, a staff in the ministry of external relations, who promises to secretly get them files and documents which will provide evidence of illegal activities in the ministry on the condition that they will pay him the sum of two thousand Naira only. As Ayo collects the two thousand Naira bride, he offers the documents to the police men.

Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka visits Justice odili to offer him money for protection in the court

SCENE THREE OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION.

Just as promised, Ochuole takes Aloho to the Minister’s office at Maisama. There Aloho explains herself to the Minister as well as the details of her qualification in mass communication. After the meeting, she is asked to submit an application the next morning. She is then employed as one of the protocol officers to the Minister. Chief also informs Mrs. Obi about their new staff. He tells Ochuole to come and meet him in their usual spot.
Aloho arrives home to break the good news to her friend Ogeyi, but Ogeyi frowns and advices Aloho to refuse the job. Of course the advice falls on deaf ears. Aloho and Ochuole visit Chief Ade at Madam Hoha’s hotel. There Aloho is informed of her first assignment to the United States of America to deliver an important document to a business partner. Aloho gets uncomfortable with this job. As she gets home to inform Ogeyi. Once again she advices her to decline the assignment but Aloho refuses.

The minister and Ochuole comes to the airport to bid Aloho goodbye. Chief Ade, the minister hands the delivery package over to Aloho and warms her of the importance attached to the portfolio. At the checking counter, the customs open the brief and discover wraps of cocaine inside it. This shocks and startles Aloho. The customs hands her over to the drug law enforcement agency. Chief hears of the new development and quickly runs to visit Justice Odili in his chamber. The justice blames Chief for negligence on not protecting Aloho. Chief also blames the custom officers on his payroll for neglecting their duty at the right time. He also pleads with the judge to rescue the poor girl and acquit the case. He promises to give Odili some money. Both men came to the agreement of one million. As such the justice agrees to Discharge and acquit the case for the want of evidence.
Aloho looks emaciated as she stands arraigned in the court. As the judge called for the case, the prosecuting Council appears to be absent in the court. Leveraging on this, Justice Odili went ahead to discharge and acquit Aloho.
ACP yakubu, laments bitterly on why the judge frees Aloho. There, constable Ojo comes in and both men discusses on the level of corruption in the country and how the judiciary has become a tool in the hands of the corrupt rich men and women. ACP yakubu asks Ojo to work on the embezzlement and smuggling allegations placed against Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka, the minister.

SCENE FOUR OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Having been released from detention, Aloho comes home lamenting about her sufferings in the hands of the enforcement agents. After explaining to Ogeyi, she also complains about the level of decay in our government. She goes on to encourage Aloho to put her past behind and gather herself together for a better tomorrow. Aloho tells Ogeyi about her relationship with Chief Ade which has resulted to a pregnancy. Then she exclaims that her own harvest of corruption has started. At this juncture, Ogeyi stands shocked. She wonders on what happened to the Christian girl in Aloho. Aloho intends to abort he foetus, but Ogeyi advices her otherwise.
In the commissioner’s office, ACP Yakubu comes in to inform the commissioner about the investigation that he is currently running. To yakubu’s amazement, the commissioner of police orders him to cease the investigation. Yakubu’s response to this fumes the commissioner who wants him to stop every investigation that he is carrying out or else… Yakubu takes a salute and leaves the office angrily.

SCENE FIVE OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Aloho visits Wazobia hospital to abort her three months old pregnancy. Though she agrees to pay any amount for the abortion, the doctor knows that such abortion is very delicate. The doctor tells Aloho to go and come back after two weeks since he is not able to convince her to accept the pregnancy.

Aloho and Ogeyi visit wuse market to make some purchases. There in the market, Aloho feels so tired. She tells Ogeyi about the dreadful dream she had days back. Ogeyi mitigates her fears on the dream by advising her to pray before visiting the hospital again. On the other hand, she also advices Aloho to keep the pregnancy. But, Aloho will not listen to the second advice because of what her parents will say on the pregnancy after suffering the shame of her drug peddling.
Visiting the hospital again for the abortion, the doctor receives a call for an emergency. Aloho has to leave the hospital since her goal of coming is unsuccessful and there is no doctor to attend to her.

SCENE SIX OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Mrs. Obi, Alice and Ayo are discussing the current office trend regarding Aloho and co. Mrs. Obi blames Ochuole for Aloho’s conditions. They also talked about Aloho’s pregnancy and her plan to terminate it. Mrs. Obi refers to the event as a period of harvest for the Minister and his cohorts.

SCENE SEVEN OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

As vowed, Ogeyi visit ACP Yakubu to relate all that transpired between Aloho and the Minister. Inspector Inaku is ordered to listened to her complaints. After her complaints, Inaku reports to his boss that the girl has relevant information on Chief Ade and his incessant criminal acts. Acp Yakubu intends to gather all the evidence gathered on Chief Ade and submit them to the Presidency for the state security service to start their own investigations.
Ogeyi is seen in her room trying once again to discourage Aloho from terminating her pregnancy. Aloho narrates how the doctor was unable to carryout the abortion on two occasions. This, Ogeyi replies, shows that you should keep the pregnancy rather than aborting it. In addendum, she also advices Aloho to go home to her parents so that they will take care of her and the pregnancy.

SCENE EIGHT OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

In the Minister’s office, three personnel from the state security service comes in to invite Chief Ade, Ayo and Ochuole to their office for questioning.
Okpotu, Aloho’s brother visits Ogeyi to inform her of Aloho’s death. He also came to get the name of the one who is responsible for Aloho’s pregnancy since she, Aloho refuses to divulge the information. Ogeyi sends Okpotu back to the village, petting him not to worry that she will avenge Aloho’s death

On the day of judgement day, Chief and others are arraigned on different crime charges. As the proceedings is going on, Ogeyi and Inspector Inaku are called upon to testify as witnesses. When called to answer his case, Chief Ade claims that the charges are parts of the plot by his enemies to disgrace him out of office. His defense counsel also tries to defend him too. At the end, after the jury has prepared their verdict, the registrar reads out the conclusion to the accused persons.
Finally, the judge reads out his judgement. Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka is found guilty as charged and is sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour, and he is to return the sum of two billion Naira to the government’s purse. Justice Odili and the commissioner of police are sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour. Ayo, for giving out government secrets for a bribe of two thousand Naira is sentenced to five years imprisonment. Madam Hoha and Ochuole are sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hardly, and Hoha’s Akpara hotel is also sealed up. After the judge hit the table with gavel, the prisoners are lead away by a police man.

Harvest of corruption is a play that creatively mirrors the culture of corruption in our country by trying to point out how it flows in our government offices. It also shows the life of an average Nigerian graduate and his ordeals.
It is a satire for the whole Nigeria and the world in general.

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