Nigeria justice system is corrupt and faulty
INT. PRESIDENT’S OFFICE- MORNING
(Inside the president office, the President is in a meeting with Rere, Ariyo, and Diekola. The President’s shirt is rolled up and Rere sits on the floor sipping champagne from glass cup)
Diekola: (throws chips into her mouth) what about subsidised education?
Rere: subsidized education is something that cannot work
Diekola: and why do you say that?
Rere: because there is no way in hell that education can be cheap. Maybe the president find a way to subsidize it, the next president after you might not see it that way and everything goes right back to normal. Education is meant to be expensive
Nate: so what agenda do you think we should use?
Rere: what about fair justice?
Nate: fair justice?
Rere: yes, we all know that Nigeria justice system is corrupt and faulty. 60% of criminals in Nigeria prisons are innocent, thousands of Nigerians lose case that they should have won due to lack of evidence. Promise them that you will look into that and they will run to your side
Diekola: that is new (smiling) and I like that Mr President and since we are both advocate of law, we can pull that off
Nate: alright, we have agenda one. Any other agendas
Ariyo: what about gender equality?
Rere: (chuckles) that is a great idea Mr president and you can pull that off with senator Diekola by your side. You are showing the people that you are practising what you want to do. That way they will believe you
Diekola: agenda number two set, any other one agenda?
Nate: modernized agriculture, I wanted to do that in this tenure but could not
Rere: that is a good idea Mr president and it is realistic
Diekola: any other one?
Nate: I think these three is enough, before I can get the Senate to approve this agendas. It is going to take a long time, so three is enough, (he stands up and walks to his desk) I am going to be presenting the agendas to the party executives tomorrow, I want you all there
Diekola: we will be
INT. ALEX’S BEDROOM, ABUJA- MORNING
(Rere sits on a stool in a room doing her make-up while looking at her reflection in the mirror, Alex comes into the room and goes straight to the bed to pick his phone)
Alex: (turns to Rere) I want you to have lunch with me today
Rere: (surprise) lunch?
Alex: yes, I want you to meet my friends over lunch
Rere: (looking confuse) which friends?
Alex: my college friends
Rere: are they in town?
Alex: yes, I forgot to tell you. They came in two days ago to help me on a class action suit
Rere: which company are you suing? (No response) which company are you suing?
Alex: I am not telling you that
Rere: (turns on the stool to Alex) you know if I want to know, I will find out
Alex: yes I know that you can find out from other sources but you are not finding out from me (Rere chuckles) so what do you say about lunch?
Rere: (turns back to the mirror) I don’t know about that
Alex: (walks towards her) Rere please (sits at the edge of the bed close to her)
Rere: (turns on the stool to face Alex) I am busy, you know that
Alex: yes I do but once we start the case, we won’t have time to eat three square meal. Please do this for me
Rere: as much as I will like to do that, I can’t. The President, your father is presenting his election agendas to the party executives today, I can’t afford to miss it
Alex: (looking at her with a loving face) please I know you are busy, my friend wants to meet the woman who won my heart. I just need 20, no just 10 minutes of your time
Rere: you need to stop looking at me like that
Alex: this look is my triumph look, with this look, I can get everything I want from you
Rere: not this time Alex
Alex: (with more intensity) please, please Rere
Rere: alright (in a loud voice) alright, I will find a way to squeeze you into my already squeezed schedule. Is 1pm fine with you?
Alex: yes, thank you (smiling and he gives her a quick kiss) see you later (he stands and grabs his bag)
Rere: you know you are one hell of a manipulative husband
Alex: (smiling) am I? I didn’t know that
Rere: really Alex?
Alex: (smiling brightly) I love you (he leaves)
Rere: love you too (and she continues her make up)
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