Three days later, he was in his office when Benson walked in with a newspaper report by one Dr. Afa accusing him of gross maladministration and embezzlement of the council accounts. Dr. Afa was one of the few popular and experienced gynecologists in the city. The doctor had summoned the courage to call on the masses to rise against such tricks being played on their intelligence. He prayed the State Government to set up a probe panel into the affairs of the councils to ascertain the financial recklessness of their elected officers. He went on to query their unaccounted spending that had led to the denial of teachers’ salaries which climaxed to a dangerous demonstration that crippled the whole economic activities in Ajita city throughout last week.
“What are you going to do now, Chief? This
