SUMMARY OF THE DRAMA ESOTERIC DIALOGUE BY EMEKA OGBUDA
SUMMARY OF THE DRAMA ESOTERIC DIALOGUE BY EMEKA OGBUDA
Esoteric Dialogue is a drama that tries to bring to limelight
the evil in the society. An upright man, professor Olanka has been discharged
of his duty as a lecturer for
instigating the other campus members against the
campus authority by staging an industrial protest. He lost the favour of the
school authorities with this action of his. In order to save his dignity and
avoid joining the band wagon of other staff to compromise his position, he
turned to writing which is his hobby. He became a wretched fellow who could not
afford the basic necessities of life not to talk of the luxuries that his
colleagues are now enjoying for bending on their standard. He refused to accept
the trend of ill-gotten wealth which seems to be the only way to live the type
of flamboyant life his co-workers are living. He still suffered domestic
pressure from his wife to join others and contradict his aspirations and
principles in order to upgrade their family status.
He was given an invitation to come and serve in the capacity
of the Chairman of the Oil Revenue Board under the government of his country
while he is still battling his present ordeal. At first, he rejected the offer
as this seems as another avenue to get him compromised. But after a persistence
pressure and conviction from family members and close friends, he bowed to
pressure and accepted the offer.
While serving as the Board Chairman, he did his best by
ensuring that he mitigates the sharp practices that have been the norm. He paid
more attention to the needs of the lower ranked workers than the dignitaries
whose interests are to gallivant from one country oversea to another. He
ensured that the recruitment process was very transparent and fair and is
devoid of nepotism and favoritism by respected and influential people. He is
very passionate about the needy and as a result, he requested that Uncle Newman,
a Rastafarian, be rehabilitated. He despises the looting of the state treasury
as he sees this as rubbing the people he is entrusted to service. He refused to
comply to the directive from the executive to release a huge sum of money which
runs in billions for the reelection of the incumbent president. His decision on
this has once again set him against the shady cabinet members as their leader
Chief Gboza who had given him direction on how to smoothen the release of the
fund by awarding non-existing contracts for the supply of such amenities like
the stationery, toiletries and other false necessities made sure that he was
not only fired from being the Chairman but also brought to the panel of enquiry
for false corrupt charges.
This led to his arrest and detention and later prosecuted
before the panel headed by Dr. Gboza’s Rtd. Justice, Mrs. Matalon who is a
member of the panel. Mrs. Matalon ensured that Mr. Olanka was convicted on the
count charge that he collected a calendar gift which is regarded as bribe.
During the panel proceeding, area boys and students who felt that Mr. Olanka is
being witch hunted for being who has chosen to be, entered the panel, disrupted
the activities of the court, and bullied the accusers of Prof. Olanka. He was
release acquitted and made a Hero and a model as he had his statue erected in
the building where he once lived like others that the Authority wanted to
intimidate, during the refurbishment and restructuring of the building.
Prof. later narrated his experience while in detention while
giving a speech during an honorary invitation and reception of the General
Manager in care of the building, Lady Ann. He explained that he was so bored
and had nothing to write on other than a poem on a wall gecko which was the
only living companion he had.
Due to the respect accorded to him, everyone is attendance
envied him and learnt that transparency and uprightness supersedes corruption
and sharp practices.
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