Sergeant Salako

By Arist. Olu Ajagbe

By career records, you can call him a failure. He served Police Force for 35 years of active service. He was transferred to and he served in 27 different communities across the country in this 35 years. He recorded success in peace making, crime detection and arrests. We have lost count of hardened criminals he personally brought to book and community riots that he settled, risking his life and safety of his family, never compromising. In all of these, he was never promoted beyond the rank of sergeant. On several occasions, his promotion was blocked by senior officers who are not happy with him. They kept transferring him from one place to another, and he kept meeting and adopting hopeless youths and his mission was to give these helpless breeds a better life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arist. Olu Ajagbe
• Release date: Sep 2, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463419182

Arist. Olu Ajagbe

Aristarchus Oluleke, Ajagbe is the C.E.O. of Mastery Pictures Networks Ltd. An Accounting Graduate of the University of Lagos. Ajagbe has a rich experience in finance and banking for his six-year working experience before he resigned to his passion of film production and book writing. His company has since 2011 successfully produced many movies and TV series. He is happily married to Seunfumi and they are blessed with Emerald, their beautiful daughter.

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Arist Olu Ajagbe

Sergeant Salako

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Sergeant Salako

Copyright © 2019 Arist Olu Ajagbe

Sergeant Salako

By Arist Olu Ajagbe

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DEDICATION

I dedicate my first book to God Almighty who has blessed me with creative writing skills and an unending seal to express it; and to Emerald, my beautiful daughter.

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Table of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

About the Author

Other Books By the Same Author

Author’s Connects

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Chapter One

A bright day, a monument, colourful uniforms, merry hearts, melodious songs, singing and drumming with security men fully armed in their hundreds, and a big executive Masquerade in town; a perfect combination for today's celebration in Ama Agwu community. Pupils of different schools coloured either sides of the new Freeman road down to Ama Agwu village centre where His Excellency, Governor Nduka Benjamin is expected to officially open two projects, a community hall and a primary health centre. Security men have been on ground since the early hour of the day; helicopters hovered around in the air to the amazement of kids and villagers.

The decorated scissors have cut the ribbons. That was the first assignment Governor Ben carried out as soon as he arrived about fifty minutes ago. Market women, political party members and other lovers of the good works the governor is doing gathered in front of the newly commissioned community hall, singing and dancing. They were all lost in rapturous praise in gratitude to the young dynamic governor.

In the new Ama Agwu community hall, His Royal Highness, Igwe Francis Chidi, his two queens, members of the chief council, reputable businessmen, commissioners, senators pressmen and some other stakeholders gathered with the governor of the State. Journalists were busy inquiring the motivations behind the young governor’s unrelenting zeal for rural development. The last question came from a Mastery Studio Journalist.

Your Excellency Sir, I must say very frankly that Nigerian youths within and around the world are proud of you. You have successfully proven to older Politicians that youths are truly leaders of today. In your very first year in office, with your, INNER CITY PROGRAM, you linked all communities in the state to the nearest federal roads. This unprecedented program opened up all communities in and around the state to business and rapid developments. Freeman and Umu-Agwu roads are products of that program, executed in this very community. More so, free quality basic education and free medical care are few of other laudable programs you are executing to the benefits of the masses. And, like other journalists have rightly mentioned, you pay salaries and pensions with ease, whereas, previous administrations would rather complain and excuse these responsibilities. Here is my question, Sir: what is your motivation? Is there what you see that old administrations did not see?

I understand your plight, my brother. We have all witnessed several administrations and have seen politicians, public office holders and even civil servants who took the advantage of their offices to exploit the public. My motivation, (he smiles), as a public servant? Hun, I don't think I needed to be motivated to perform my responsibilities. Our people have suffered because we lacked these basic amenities. I saw them and they were parts of my campaign promises. So if there is any motivation at all, it is the fact that I must not fail those who saw how young I am, and still went against the norms, the cabals, and the powers-that-be to invest their votes in me." Governor Ben paused, as the audience cheered him with applauses and shouts of joy.

He looked over the people and continued: As for what I see different from what other conventional politicians, I think you have a point. The answer is a role model. I am unfortunate to have been blessed with a role model whose height of compassion for fellow human is immeasurable. He didn't have much but loves people and always ready to help. He was a police officer, a sergeant in rank. And if I say he did not have much, you can imagine what he earned as salary about twenty, twenty-five years ago. Yet, with such paltry stipend, he fought and defended the helpless and fed the hungry. His standard, his values, his beliefs are the basics of my very being. Not to be harsh on myself, though, I have come a long way, I have recorded some achievements but until I measure up to, maybe half of his humanitarianism and philanthropies, I have not started.

As always, Governor Ben ignored the praises and gave his response in brief words. As soon as he answered the last question, he left the conference room, with standing ovation and applause. Pressmen tried to engage him in some more questions outside the hall but he won’t wait a second any longer. He had so many other appointments to attend to. But as he was about stepping into his waiting convoy, a voice