examination hosted by a reputable charity
organization. He was the best overall student
of all who sat for the exam and was awarded
the scholarship to his university education..
admitted to study accounting in university of
Nigeria nsukka. he scaled through swimmingly
thanks to his academic brilliance, he was
class rep in the his first year in school and
was S.U.G president in his final year. his
popularity due to academic excellence in
school gave him easy access to most females
in school coupled with his well built 6’9ft tall
figure and well built body as a result of
constant gyming and basketball training. his
oval face and searching eyes with white set of
teeth that gives him a charming smile making
him more handsome each time he smiles. he
is aware of his charisma hidden in his rugged
smiles and he learnt how to apply the
deception of flashing smiles with such grace
that can melt any lady.
He finished his studies with first class in
accounting and had his NYSC in Niger state.
He joined in the struggles and hustles of
everyday graduates, job hunting and everyday
survival. from his very excellent academic
achievement he was sure he deserved the best
and nothing but the best, going from bank to
bank, applying in reputable firms and
companies. he has gotten many interview
appointments and have done marvelously well
in all from his own perspective but yet none
of the firms called him back even after
obviously being impressed with his C.V.
managing a one room apartment in enugu
through out his job hunting period he decided
to move down to abuja and pray for better
chances. He managed to secure and decently
funish a one room self contain in mararaba.
His job hunting continued made miserable by
the ever intense hot sun of abuja. Like on a
very disappointing day after going to different
companies he saw their vacancy adverts on
news paper only to be met with one story or
another, some even asked him to pay huge
amount of money that he know he couldnt
raise even if given a year to do it, he was
walking home from nyanya junction to
mararaba under a very hot sun, his brown suit
glittering with noticeable sweat trailing down
his face.. “This sun abeg na no be
competition, we all know say na u hot past
every other thing biko oya no be quarrel, easy
abeg” he caused under his breathe while
wiping sweat from his face with the back of
his suit arm and at the same time looking up
sub-consciously to see if their are two suns
cus it seems they are.
After 3years of fruitless job hunting, Johny
settled as a personal driver to a minister in
abuja, though the pay was a bit decent it was
barely enough to take care of expensive
housing fee that plagued abuja.
after few months of driving the minister who
grew very fond of him due to his hardwork and
dedication to serving him. the minister after
learning johny was a first class graduate has
taken it upon himself to set him up. Alhaji
umaru told him in his flowing heavy hausa
accent “kai walahi joni pirst qlass is nut a
small tin o, in this qountry a pirst class
student is doing driver work. du allah i will
pind u something to work joni” Johny have
flashed him a smile knowing fully well not to
trust promises but couldnt help wonder how
an illiterate like alhaji managed to be
appointed a minsiter of the federation. “Yeye
country see the type of ministers we have..”
smh. . Not until alhaji got him a federal
government contract of 40million that his
view on alhaji totally changed for good.
He executed the first contract diligently and
earned his first few million naira from it
though he remained alhaji’s boy for 2years
more. the foundation for his wealth was laid
from there.
“Johny please come inside, its late already”
the voice of Yvonne jolted him back to reality
from his subconscious visit to his past.
she was tying a wrapper around her waist with
a hand plaited simbi hair style but her beauty
radiated easily from what was revealed by the
amber rays from lamp.
This was his problem and his down fall,
Yvonne was the reason he lost his wealth and
all but deep down within all the problems and
tribulations he found love like no other.
He gave a deep sign, stood up wearily from d
chair his 6’9 frame stretched with him, he
took yvonne in his arms as she sunk deep into
his chest. “Even if i have lost so much more
cus of her, if i loose her i will loose all” his
heart sang as he disappeared into hut with
her clutching the lamp with his left hand.
Watch out as the drama is about to unfold
and how things came to be as they are…
To Be Continue
