THE GOOD TO COME

As is about 4 day for me to report on my newly job , with christmas activities,the happiness recorded at this year festivities it is a clear evidence for a good thing to come onn the 20 december i, was called to my boss's house i meet Ibrahim at Galadima, ply over he came strenche his hand for a shake Good morning are resuming, o,no i,m just called by Alhaji, ok, i too, i,am heading to his house let us take the ply over so we cross to the other side and boarded on keke napep, to Alhaji's house, we meet with his wife , and one of his children Good morning Hajiya,you are welcomed. We came to see Alhaji, we inform Hajiya, almost half hour before he came, Mall Inuwa Alhaji called Rainkadede, i response you guess the language it a housa which mean may he live longer. Without waste no time we get intobusiness. Your work include call to prayer, he took me to the back of the house see o no; they haven't taken the dirty away, yes i responded, i make sure you surrounding are clean, You see, said Alhaji there is alarm device in your boot, wake you up.How much do you think can purchase your uniform Alhaji asked,then i, wonder as i could not answer quickly 10,000 naira can yes sir, he counted ten thousand naira no,let it be 11, buy a torch light , boots two pears of shirt and two pears of trouser, and cutlass for your ...........my self defence , een hee, i, have finished with you,' bye.

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ATRICK THAT WILL,NOT WORK

In about 9 days for to report on my new job,we held meeting first, with Alhaji Goni, blunt, are you traveling Goni asked yes i will, who did you bring to take care no body, why, because there is no money, money, if some one got a house to stay is't that enough? Goni taught , forget he continued we have prayed we will lock our gate every body can go on his holiday.the second meeting was with Asafa and Barrister, Akpai as you are traveling you should look for some one who will take care before you are back, would you pay? how much? 10,000. how much are we paying you ? you see that is the problem, the money you pay me is too poor and no one will accept it, that is all.then come Deno, you are traveling, when are you coming back, on the 15 of January may be befor you traveled my people would have come back, tomorrow as early as 4.30 am call me, we shall call motor bike to carry me to the motor park. I woke up exactly 04.14, i wanted to sleep more for before 26 min, soon it o4.44, i woke up get to Deno who was preparing, i went back to put on my cloth get back and carry one of his bag to the main road where he got a bike to the motor pack.Thank you he offer me a 5oo, i have discussed with Barrister, he talk to you thank sir, and off they go.Get back home perform abolution and get to the mosque had my prayer, got back with Salaha, iam going to wash a car., that is good, said Salaha.i have repare my iron can you by the local one, how much 500, take 300, and Salaha went a way, Opkene get me a morning fresh to wash dad's car while washing his car, he came out Akpai we have discussed with Deno he gave N2000, with my N 2000, when Goni and Asafa came i will collect their own N 2000 so you can suspend your travel, for two weeks Goni must pay this time around ok sir, i agreed if stamp that is all.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS

If, i could re fresh my memory, this is exactly what happen the money i would save i dumb it there by landed me in trouble in my view, there is progress, research have shown. After 177.30k, in 30 days in just an hour i made 1000 NG.i have not done yet, i was thrown out of my second job, i followed my spirit i got idea, city is far more better than rural area, i was given a place to stay and manage, try my luck., paharp one day i will succssed the job i , m looking for. I could not learn electronics then may be another skill could be better, for three years i was working along with break layers what i was able to learn quickly is paint, soon i started from my viewing painters i can understand, the tricks, with mistake i become expert in painting.Come this problem of security, every little mistakes i have queries the tenant refused to give me my monthly due what shall, i, do the worst part one of them brutally order me to pack out, i pick my phone call my care taker there is fight in the house, he said i will call you later, one hour after i did not hear from him i called him once again who employ you? he asked Alhaji Isa ok can did you have the number of the tenant who is stroking you give it to me ' i, type the number, and sent to him, but i do not know what had happen at the end i,am managing , some time Asafa give me money and Barrister too, later Barrister's boys returned and i stoped washing his car so he only find time to give some money 200 once a month, as the year is running out i have secured a job and i do not want to inform any of them my plan if i resumed i will lurk up my security post they would ask why did i leave my post and i will answer did you employ me?so as to complement my landlord, who have asked me to sell the house, my next action may be by the time my land lord ask, i can inform him that i, am going on in the process if he requested me to open the door i will do.Now every one are planning for exmass travel i evacuate the waste system of Asafa, and Deno, i charge them 3000, you are a boy of the house, o, my God, i gave you 1000 what money did you request now you see says Deno Igala are not a nice people, take 500, i lough it off. thanks, i said.

BACK IN, ABUJA.

Late, Achem Ikagwu of blessed memory, he employ me to cultivate, a sift riges for yams at okodudu, i cultivated 100 hips for N100.00, i meet his son at wuse market i hardly recongnise him i suspect, he called me by my nick name [Natto] in Abocho town i,am known as kimono, by nick name it right from school we select a name we love from micheal west dictionary if you are one of the nine eleven, a school foot ball team, Inuwa kimono, i play defend position, [backman ] in Abuja i had not know nothing about job and it payments in the morning suleman or siriri black star, asked me and lawal to go to one house in the federal housing to do some work not knowing a car arrived near by hee kimono you are going to stark work , he left us and ran to the car.We try to locate a waste pipe line,in to the house we couldn't he came and demanded that i should follow him, we came to a fair black man they held talk with sule for 30 munits and sule request from me either i can dig, can you dig, kimono? why not. he is taping a water to his site , my job was to dig way for lay the pipe.

LIFE

Black star, as i use to call him, Kimono, he called me back i, and suleman has be a good friend right from our native home even i meet him in Maiduguri and both our experience was great, he welcomed me this is my madam i take a glance good morning my sister,i greeted her.the woman prepared food and sule offered me a beer,together sallah festival continued , we sat down and have a discussion Kimono do not go again. Haba , i must go first since i meet you after i will come back and stay with in Abuja, let me tell you, the grundnut and melon you wanted to go home and farm it you should sell it and remain with here, we continue deliberate before i can convince him, ok when ever you come back i will be around to welcome you.

ABUJA

In 1996 i surfer a back pain that last 30 days my sister was in emotion she said you paid me a visit with sickness,soon she got me a herb very bitter i drank it for 3 days and i started getting better, it 's about for a moslem festival before the day am competelay recover and after sallah i pack my bag to Abuja. I,am going to suleman , i was taken to wuse so i used the opportunity to visit vso's office at calaber crecent Obasanjo street area 11 Abuja, i meet a beautiful tall girl who i ,m very satisfy with her manner and host she welcome me and asked me what did you want? No i hear vso is now in Abuja so i decided to come here and see for myself, you are are welcome iam Inuwa Danladi Achimugu have work with the former Field director Robin story, did know about him, oh, no, i,m office secretary for vso if you have his address you can write him. I can not locate suleman imedieteley i went to jikowyi and ask about apolo estate. but no one seemed to know the street, one lady show a shed place, there some women were selling food i order for food i was munching please madam, i,am looking for my brother i called his name look at that building go and ask.As i went to the house it is Suleman himself.

CONSOLIDATION

The year i started traveling outside Igala kingdom was when i became worried over my sister's the first she heard my coming home in september 1996 she came and left and not seen her by 1997 i set out from Ejule for Lafia, Nassarawa state, i arrive lafia, at 04.45,pm i jump into action get to the central police station and enquire , and put my bag down to shere my time with my old coleque the man i was asking is my sister's husband sgt. Jibrin you should go to the state command, let me pass night with you as it is night already no one among the police said, go and look a place not here, i was pursued out of the station i head for the motor park i asked the mai sai, can i have a place to lodge he showed me a place like a mosque i guess there i pass night i was in a terrible waiste pain. in the morning i woke up perform abolution offer my prayer off i went to the police command along Makurdi road, in Lafia i went inside some contractor were busy fixing thing to put the police office together, i went streight to the window where one officer was siting excuse me sir, i, am Inuwa Danladi, i,am asking of Jibrin who was transfer from kaduna, a driver ofcurs , thank God the office is my tribal man are you Igala yes sir my Name is Ebune iam from Idah he went through some record available and find out the Jibrin iam asking of is in wamba and he will be here for a meeting you can waite , but i,am no patient i will go to Akwanga and and find a motor to wanba. And i do but before i reached he have gone to Lafia, my hope was peherp my sister will be home, his co worker take care of me before he returns, Jibrin feel sorry for the hardship i went through but your sister is in Akwanga, and quickly we enter a bus and return to Akwanga.

IF ONE IS CLOSE

Now i have a little chance if i remained with the tenant, i liberated myself right from the time Goni punch on me, i stop washing his car, except Barrister and he must requested me to do so, and Asafa, Goni and his wife are wondering, i have contacted the caretaker then i have more confident that the tenant cannot sacked me, i started fed for myself, one afternoon i came to the mosque to perform prayer, i spot Alhaji's pick-up van outside the mosque i feel with joy, as i enter the mosque it him that is leading the prayer, my joy grew more,in fact that joy day i have no money, but with Alhaji's presence i got 1000 naira, wonderful you say, i joined them in prayer and, after the prayer Alhaji turn back and saw me he sort his eyes and open it he offered his hand for me and we shake hand, how about your interest in security job, well i said i, am very interested ok, you can start from january 1, and your salary is 10,000 naira. Soon i will leave, Barrister and Alhaji Goni palava. It appear to me as a dream, I new Alhaji is his word if i resume a security duty, surely, Alhaji will not disapoint me.

CREATIVE

I could not go and argue, with the police authority for my pension then i resolved to take any job that may come my way in 2000, i was made the security guard of a site known today as Karu court resort, near custom house karu, one funny thing the management owe me 10month salary, i leave there for another estate, in Federal housing authority[ or FHA] Karu\Nyanya, there i was lucky i was employed, and now i have just got another appointment at Gwarimpa , estate, Gwarimpa 2,iam hoping by this time next year i would raise enough money to start my basic agric service, in kogi state.

A NEW STATE.

In this edition, i, am puting together my next plan of action, the police job was not a voluntary but it condition, is not different, you will recruit and take to any where regardless the wage, who are you by the way, to say any thing, relating to welfare my most place of assignment though my home have a flowing rivers and to get water it is easy unlike my place of work you cannot have any river flowing you see one river in Lassa village Known as river yajram you will endanger your life or expose your self to diorrier , i will take my cloth for washing to the the river and wash them then go a well and que to fetch water for my drinking, this among other condition i feel i cannot live here, having decided to take to farming i have to leave for abocho, my village and Ugbedomagu where i can refer to as my farming center today iam going and boost of turnover in agriculture, can generate money annually as a earning, what i, am intrested in now is mobility as i would save 120000, annually, soon i will join my brethren in the village and live as a job creator wouldn't you join me?

THE CONCIEVE OF BAS[ Basic Agricultural Service]

I had wanted to operate farm as a company but no fisibility i was lookingfor money so it appear to me while i was in a development course i remember one Alhaji who i had a deal with when i was serving at Yunusari village i decided to write a statement and present to a provost a, department inthe Police force for an assistance what would happen, as i made way led to arrest the suspect, the provost marsal turn round and change the case to mean that i, m the culprit, decided to try me departmentally while i was pursuing the case i wanted to have organisation relating to agriculture, so when i try to have me transfer back to my council i decided to travel for kano and meet vso official, and later for kaduna to inform Graham as i,am going to start my project, i meet with terror when i was ordered for detention i protested beign a police the action is injustic, if i must not face those i have arrested in law court.i have to arbadon them and resume my Agriculture in Ubgedomagu.