Not For Sale: Episode 10 - The Price of Integrity

This episode follows the escalating desperation of a local political"Boss" Hon Madukanaya and the attempts to corrupt the community'sdemocratic process through bribery and the destruction of voters' cards.

The plot begins with Ada visiting the wife of the Honourable.Having heard a previous bribe offer broadcast on the radio, Ada offers to dowhat "Madame Nkiru" refused: she promises to chase away Aruude,the current women's leader and the wife of the retired Magistrate (Majie), and"scatter" the women's group to ensure they all vote for theHonourable,. However, Ada demands a steep price of 1 million Naira forher services. Suspicious of her loyalty, the Honourable’s wife insists that Adamust first swear an oath at the Shrine before any money is exchanged.

Meanwhile, the Honourable expresses deep concern that he is losing theelection as the public loses confidence in his leadership, particularlyfollowing a failed attack on his rival, Utugbaraigwe. To secure a win,the Hon. and his "boys" hatch a criminal scheme to buy off anddestroy voters' cards in Majie’s constituency. They plan to offer citizensbetween 5,000 and 10,000 Naira to surrender their cards, therebydisenfranchising them and ensuring nobody features on election day.Additionally, Hon. orders his thugs to "take down" and "dealwith" Majie to stop him from preaching against vote-buying.

The narrative takes a turn when Ada ultimately refuses to swear at theshrine, citing her Christian faith. She reveals that she was merely "pullingthe leg" of the Honourable’s wife, Osodieme, to expose her truecharacter and warns her to repent. Ada asserts that if the woman attempts such"rubbish" again, she will deal with her.

The episode concludes with a stern civic education warning: itclarifies that using agents to buy voters' cards or selling one's own card is acrime that leads to imprisonment. Furthermore, anyone caught disturbinga polling unit or obstructing the election faces one year in prison and afine of 500,000 Naira.