PART 5
“ I AM PRESIDENT MAMUD”
©️Opeyemi O. Akintunde
Minatu drifted into sleep. She saw Mamud resting on a stick that had no strength. As he rested more on the weak stick, the stick broke.
It was more of a flash. Minatu opened her eyes sharply.
Minatu was her son’s seer and instructor. She was the one who believed he was going to be president one day and as much as Mamud tried frustrating her efforts, she made sure he became president.
She however knew her work was far from over, as she Daily interceded for him, but the problem! Mamud was a man of his own mind. He only listened to her 20% most times.
She knew what the meaning of the dream meant. Mamud must be relying on someone who wasn’t trustworthy.
She pondered on how to get this message across to Mamud without getting him angry.
“ Don’t waste time on this!” She heard her inner voice speak to her. She sensed the urgency in her Spirit.
“ Who is this unreliable person Mamud was relying on?” Minatu thought loudly
“ Isire?” Minatu asked herself
“ No… Isire is his wife, it cannot be her…” Minatu replied herself.
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Professor Ashkian heard his phone ringing. He had been expecting that call for over two hours. Nubreto his Old friend turned political enemy had sent him a text earlier…
“Your newly elected president wants to see me, I hope you have not fed him lies about me?”
Ashkian knew the game Mamud was trying to play, he knew Mamud must have gotten the information that if there was anyone that could pull him down, only Nubreto could do it.
He had been anxiously waiting for the meeting to be over and knowing who Nubreto was , Ashkian could bet with his life that Nubreto would call to bluff about Mamud asking for his help…
“ Yes!” Ashkian had picked up
“ He was asking about you!” Nubreto Said After leaving Mamud’s office
“ I know” Ashkian replied
“ I decided to pay you what I owe you by painting him a fearful image of you. Told him to dance to your tune or else you would mess up his Tenure.” Nubreto said arrogantly
“ Am I suppose to say thank you ?” Ashkian said
“ You don’t need to, because I am not doing you a Favour, You will be owing me a Favour because I think you could win him.”
“ What do you have on Him?”
“ I think he has a secret he is hiding?”
“ How do you know that?”
“ I am a trained psychologist remember…. I only threatened him that you could blackmail him if he had a secret, and immediately he started sweating. Ashkian, there is something that young man is hiding, should you find it, you can use it to direct him in whatever direction you choose and when you do remember you owe me one!” Nubreto hung up.
Ashkian gave a dry smile and said quietly…
“ Mamud, I told you, you know nothing about Politics. I am about to teach you what it means!”
To be continued
