PART 31
“I AM PRESIDENT MAMUD”
©Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde
“It’s breaking news, and we are live at the woods in Oreke Nirato… It’s a forest hardly toured by citizens because of the dreaded ZINKEVIN’s insect. It would never have occurred to anyone to search for our missing President in the Oreke woods which is just a 25 minutes’ walk from the presidential quarters.
Following a tip from a visually impaired lady who identifies herself as Yenewa from the PFNM group said the Oreke woods is her favorite place to relax. It was on one of such occasions she had made contact with the President.
As a visually impaired person she couldn’t help the president Out of the pit, hence called for help this morning…” A Presenter said on National T.V
Hidoko stood very shocked at the alarming video of Mamud being pulled out of the pit… Hidoko didn’t like the sight, it felt to him like the story of how Joseph was pulled out of the pit and went gloriously to live in Portiphar’s house!
“Yes! Portiphar’s house! Yes! Scandal!” Hidoko smiled… He was going to create a scandal out of this. He wasn’t even sure if this story of him falling into a pit for over a week was true….
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“He’s back, my goodness! I knew my man was not dead! I knew he didn’t run away! Oh my God, take a look at how he looks, he looks beaten out! I should get to the Presidential quarters immediately!” Ashkian said with pure joy in his eyes. Bereto couldn’t wrap his head around what was happening…His Father’s excitement over President Mamud was surprising…
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“He has been found! Thank you Lord! Thank you Jesus! I know you are a covenant keeping God, I know your prophecies are true!” Minatu kept dancing around in her living room. The past week had been a new experience for her…
She had learnt that she needed to leave Mamud in the hands of God, not treating him like a baby she needed to feed spiritually. She knew Mamud was living off her spiritually. She had heard him referring to God as “The God of my Mother Minatu!”.
Minatu knew God must have used the time he went missing to speak some sense into head…
Minatu wanted to hear it all….
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“Get me out of here!” Isire kept banging the door of her hotel room… She had seen the News about Mamud rescued from a pit…
To be continued
