Table of Content

1. The Plot of Harvest of Corruption
2.  Summary Of Harvest of Corruption
3. Themes In Harvest Of Corruption
4. Characterization in Harvest of Corruption 
5. Dramatic techniques in Harvest of Corruption
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7. Download Harvest of Corruption by frank ogodo ogbeche pdf 
8. SCENE ANALYSIS OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

The Plot of Harvest of CorruptionHarvest of Corruption tells the story of most African countries after independence, how the politicians on whom the affairs of the countries have been entrusted, mismanaged the economy through corrupt practices. These politicians connived with police and judges, as seen in the case of the corrupt Inspector and Judge in the play, to siphon public funds into their personal pockets. They ran the country as their own homes, prostituting and squandering public money at will, at the expense of the suffering masses. Thus,Harvest of Corruption is Ogbeche's effort at drawing our attention to the evils perpetrated by our politicians and their resultant negative values in our society.

Harvest of Corruption exposes the corrupt practices of public servants in a fictitious country of Jacassa. The play is centred around Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka, who happens to be the Minister of External Relations. Chief, as he is fondly called, is the epitome of corruption in the play. He engages in all sorts of atrocities including cocaine pushing, money laundering, stealing and womanizing, to mention just a few. With the help of his criminal-in-crime, the Police Commissioner who heads the Police headquarters in Darkin, the pot-bellied Justice Odili and Madam Hoha, and of course Ochuole, Chief’s mistress, the Chief does his wicked acts with impunity.

One of Chief's victims, Aloho, a young, promising, fresh graduate and a desperate jobseeker who has only just arrived in Jabu, the capital of Jacassa in search of the greener pasture, unluckily plays into the hands of Chief Ade-Amaka through the "help" of Ochuole, her former schoolmate who was known for mischievous activities back in the day. Warned ceaselessly by her friend and confidant, with whom she squats in Jacassa, Ogeyi Ogar, Aloho is adamant and takes up the job of Protocol Officer with the “benevolence” of Chief. Within a week after her appointment, Aloho is set to travel abroad. But unknown to her she is carrying cocaine. At the airport, she gets unlucky with the custom officer. Consequently, she is arrested but later freed, after Chief has bribed the Judge. Meanwhile, Aloho is pregnant for Chief Ade-Amaka and she is frustrated. Then after trying to no avail to abort the pregnancy, she eventually dies from childbirth.

Chief Ade-Amaka is eventually charged to court with corrupt practices including money laundering and drug trafficking, after Ayo, an underemployed and disgruntled clerk in his ministry has testified against him. This helps to unravel more about the Chief's exploits as investigated by both ACP Yakubu and Inspector Inaku both of whom are determined to ensure that Chief is duly prosecuted. After being declared guilty to all charges against him, Chief is sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment alongside his accomplice, Ochuole, Madam Hoha, Judge Odili. Even the greedy and treacherous Ayo is not left out. The law deals with him too.

SUMMARY OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

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Aloho went to the Ministry of External Relation in search of a job. She met an old friend called Ochuole. Ochuole told her to forget about ‘’born again’’ Christian concept if she wants to get job at the ministOchuole was a chief Administrative Officer attached to the ministry of External Relation. Aloho reported to Ogeyi what transpired between her and Ochuole at the Ministry. Ogeyi told her to stay away from Ochuole. She dlescribed Ochuole as a wayward person. Ogeyi worked with ABC company as a receptionist. Ochuole and Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka the Hon.Minister of External Relations met at Akpara Hotel at Darkin. Ochuole told Chief about her friend Aloho, she wanted Chief to offer her job so that Aloho can be one of his girl’s friends. She also told chief tom handle Aloho gently Chief Haladu gave the commissioner of police some money to cover him up. He was accused of embezzling 1.2billion naira in the ministry. The commissioner accepted the money and promised to protect Chief Haladu. Chief also promised to make him Inspector General of Police. ACP Yakubu came across a mad man that condemned corruption in the land. The speech motivated him to embark on investigating the case. In the process, ACP Yakubu sent out Inspector Inaku to investigate the matter. Inspector Inaku got to the ministry and had talk with Mr. Ayo, a clerk in the ministry. Ayo felt reluctant at the initial stage but Inspector offered him a bribe of 2,000.00 naira to get information from Ayo. Ayo agreed to make photocopies of all the necessary documents that ccan incriminate Chief Haladu. Inspector Inaku gave Ayo 1,000.00 naira as part payment and promised to pay the balance when the documents required are produced. Chief also went to meet Justice Odili for protection. He gave him some money. but Justice told him to be careful in doing things.

Ochuole presented Aloho to Chief Haladu as one of their carriers in drug business. But Aloho was ignorant of what she was expected to do. She was offered an appointment as a protocol officer in the Ministry of External Relation under pretext. Aloho was happy and the deal was formalized at Akpara Hotel. She was told that she would travel to USA to deliver certain document to a friend of Chief. It was explained to her as part of her job. Aloho explain this to Ogeyi but Ogeyi objected to this new job. She warned Aloho but Aloho was bent on accepting the job and travelling to USA. Ogeyi madle her to understand that all people that associated with Ochuole suffered at last. Aloho was caught at the departure hall and was sued to Court for drug trafficking. Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka was able to bribe his way and Aloho was discharged and acquitted for want of evidence.Aloho came back felt dejected for her action. Ogeyi spoke roughly to her for her quest to make money at all cost. Aloho felt remorseful about everything. She was pregnant for chief but determine to abort the pregnancy. Ogeyi warned her against abortion. ACP Yakubu made attempt to investigate the corruption leveled against Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka. The commissioner of police made it difficult for ACP Yakubu to carry out the investigation. Chief had given CP some money to block all avenues to expose him.
Aloho went to Wazobia Hospital to see a doctor. She met nurse Halimatu who took her profile. Aloho explain to the doctor her intention to terminate the baby in her womb. The doctor first objected to this move. She told the doctor that the pregnancy was three months old. The doctor charged Aloho 10,000.00 naira and she accepted to pay. She was to return to the hospital two weeksl from that day. Aloho got home and had a dream. She saw acoffin, her mother, sisters and brothers sat round the coffin and wept bitterly. She narrated the dream to Ogeyi but Ogeyi told her to keep the pregnancy. She went to the without the knowledge of Ogeyi. The doctors prepared the theatre for the operation to take place but could not do it because of an emergency which he was called to attend to. Alloho was disappointed as a result of the scene.

The news about Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka’s shady deeds was discussed among the workers in the office. The clerk, Ayo provided the details of chief Haladu’s activities in the ministry. Alice and Obi were surprised in the way Ayo marshaled the nitty-grity of the story. Mrs. Obi had pity for Aloho that was unconsciously lured into prostitution by Ochuole. The news about the death of Aloho was first broken in the office. Ogeyi visited ACP Yakubu for the purpose of exposing Chief Haladu and his cohorts. ACP Yakubu redirected her to Inspector Inaku for interrogation. Ogeyi told the whole story from the beginning to the end. Her speech was recorded on tape. Ogeyi was prepared to act as principal witness in the case. ACP Yakubu promised to hand over the tape to the Presidency for proper investigation.
SUMMARY OF SCENE SEVEN
Aloho could not terminate the pregnancy as a result of the natural intervention at every step she made. Ogeyi her friend advised her to keep the baby and forget about the termination of the pregnancy. Ogeyi told her to go home and Aloho accepted to go home. At home, Aloho had her baby but she died at childbirth. The news was broken by Okpotu to Ogeyi when Okpotu visited Ogeyi. Meanwhile, the state security Service visited the ministry of External Relation and arrested Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka, Ayo and Ochuole for prosecution.

Chief Haladu Adle-Amaka, Ayo and Ochuole were accused of corruption at various level. Chief was accused of stolen 1.2 billion naira while Ayo accepted a bribe of 2,000.00 naira to provide information to a police officer. Ogeyi stood in court as a principal witness against Chief Haladu and his cohorts. Ogeyi proved that Aloho was employed by Chief to use her to commit crimes. She madle reference to drug case and how Chief bribed Commissioner of police and Chief Justice. The presiding judge of the case sentenced Chief Haladu to twenty five yearls imprisonment with hard labour and to refund a sum of 1.2 billion naira to the government. Clerk Ayo got five years for not keeping the oath of secrecy. The commissioner of police and chief Justice had twenty years each. madam Hoha and Ochuole had ten years each with hard labour. Madam Hoha Hotel- Akpara Hotel was also sealed up. All the criminals were jailed in proportion to their level of participation. Everyone harvest his/her corruption at the end.

Themes In Harvest Of Corruption

•  theme of Retribution analysis

• theme of Corruption analysis

• theme of Betrayal of Public Believe analysis

•   theme of Unemployment analysis 

•  theme  of impatient analysis

• theme of Evil analysis  

Analysis Of Themes In Harvest Of Corruption

The theme of Retribution analysis

This is the imperative theme of the play. The principle concept is that a person reaps what he sows. All of the corrupt characters are delivered to e-book ultimately. Leader is convicted and sentenced to 20-5 years in imprisonment with tough labour and ordered to refund the embezzled budget. This punishment is his harvest of corruption. The humiliation suffered by way of aloho for drug trafficking, her pregnancy and death also portray her harvest of corruption. Ochuole and madam hoha are sentenced to 10 years in imprisonment with hard labour while madam hoha’s lodge is likewise sealed. This is their harvest of corruption. Justice odili and the commissioner of police are sentenced to twenty years in imprisonment for receiving bribe. Ayo, the clerk is likewise punished as he's sentenced to five years
Imprisonment for receiving a bribe.

The theme of Corruption analysis

The topic of corruption
The writer illustrates the bribery, large-scale embezzlement in official quarters, drug trafficking, sexual immorality perpetuated via incredibly placed personalities who are purported to be coverage makers and regulation enforcement officers. Frank ogodo ogbeche indicates how corruption permeates authorities institutions and each fabric of the society as well as the devastating effect corruption has on our everyday existence.

The theme of Betrayal of Public Trust analysis

The subject matter of betrayal of public accept as true with
Chief haladu-amaka, the minister of external relations betrayed the accept as true with reposed in him by way of distinctive feature of the public office he holds via huge-scale embezzlement of public price range, forgery, fraud and bribery. The author advocates a political, social and moral re-beginning.

The theme of Unemployment analysis

The subject matter of unemployment: unfortunately, many jobseekers have misplaced their dignity and souls to the devil just due to their determined try and be gainfully employed. However are we able to blame them? How can or not it's justified that after rigorous school existence, one spends two to three years nonetheless jobhunting? Of route this will be psychologically traumatizing! No marvel, jobless graduates are short to succumb to societal stress; they have interaction in any shape of activities within the name of activity insofar something comes out of it. Aloho and ochuole are victims of this horrible situation in jacassa. Therefore, one dies and the opposite is sentenced to jail. In nigeria nowadays, about 40 million humans are unemployed and as discovered in harvest of corruption wherein aloho becomes a drug trafficker and fornicator all inside the call of being employed, many nigerian youths are now gullible of numerous crimes and all different self-adverse acts. Useless to mention, an idle hand is the devil’s workshop, because the famous pronouncing goes.

The theme of impatient analysis

The subject of impatient
: had aloho listened to the voice of cause from her excellent and nicely-which means friend ogeyi ogar, she could in all likelihood have been stored from the shame and her eventual destruction. Whilst her nice buddy warns her against her operating with ochuole and leader, aloho pays deaf ears and replies: “you can name me a revolt, but i need a job. That’s what topics to me.” (page 9) staying power is indeed a distinctive feature that aloho lacks. He who has patience has everything but he who does not, has not anything. That is true of aloho and it's miles the motive for her tragic stop. Because of her stubbornness, she is made to hawk hard drugs unknowingly and is arrested. But, leader, her boss, bails her out via corrupt means with the aid of bribing the choose though, aloho’s shame and disgrace and frustration are heightened whilst she turns into pregnant for chief. At closing, she dies at childbirth. That is certainly a exceptional lesson that looking to acquire any intention by using all approach, damning the consequences, always ends in a disastrous cease for the character.


The theme of Evil analysis
The subject of evil :
Evil might also final so long that humans may marvel whether the culprit could ever endure the brunt of her movement. In the play, the case of leader ade-amaka is a clear indication of this declaration. He abuses public office by means of stealing with impunity at the same time as additionally engaging in cocaine pushing. Madam hoha’s lodge is his haven for all the planning and scheming of the political bastardization. It is also, in which he engages in sexual pervasion with ochuole and then aloho. He is doing this and having his manner in one of these manner that one would possibly assume he would never be caught. However, the regulation later catches up with him whilst ogeyi ogar, the inspector inaku and acp yakubu group up towards him and the law of karma catches up on chief.



   SCENE ANALYSIS OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

SCENE ONE OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

In the secretariat complexAloho, a young graduate, is seen searching desperately for job vacancies in the ministry of External Relations in Jabu. As she was standing at the Ministry’s notice board, she sees Ochuole, her classmate in the University. Surprised to see each, they started exchanging pleasantries. There, Ochuole tells Aloho that she is working there in the ministry of External Relations as the Personal Assistant to the Minister. On hearing this, Aloho becomes worried about her predicament. Her thoughts border on why she is not able to secure a job, despite her good grade from the University. But, her classmate, Ochuole, whose recklessness in the school made her to graduate with second class lower, now works with a minister. She jumps into blaming God for leaving her to suffer such fate.
After her lamentations, Ochuole promises to help her secure a job in the ministry if she, Aloho, is ready to work. Ochuole promises to present Aloho’s case to the Minister and assures that the minister will give her the job. Ochuole tells her to report in the ministry by 10:00am the next day to meet with the honourable minister.
Aloho returns home to Ogeyi her friend. She told her friend about the encounter with Ochuole and how Ochuole promises to help her with a job. Ogeyi tells Aloho to decease from having anything to do with Ochuole because Ochuole is a bad person. But, Aloho refuses to harken to Ogeyi’s advice. Contrarily, she stands on her words to go and see the minister the next day. Ogeyi went on to persuade her to decline the job offer because not all that glitters is gold.Aloho comes to Akpara hotel to meet with Ochuole. The proprietress welcomes her. As they were discussing, Ochuole informs Madam Hoha of her plans to secure a job for her friend Aloho in the ministry of External relations, and she has asked Aloho to come and see the minister. Ochuole and Madam Hoha went on to discuss how they will present Aloho’s case to the minister to help her secure the job and for them to get their commission as well. Soon, Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka, the minister of External relations arrives. Ochuole orders for a beer and a plate of pepper soup and Twenty thousand Naira for her sick mother in the village. After everyone has settled down, Ochuole presents Aloho’s case to the honourable Minister.

SCENE TWO OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Office of the Commissioner of Police at the police headquarter
“Baba o, for the baba ke!” filled the air as the police man on duty hails Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka who is there to see the commissioner of police. Chief appreciates the police man by praying some money just as he always does. He gets surprised as he enters the commissioner’s office and notices that he is wearing a sad look. The commissioner is not happy about the report of illegal activities he gets that occurs in the ministry of external relations. The commissioner advices Chief to refrain from such negative acts and get his hands cleaned. Chief Ade persuades the commissioner not to worry. As he leaves, he offers the commissioner a bundle of money.
Having suspicion that Chief is about carrying out another illegal business, the commissioner quickly contacts him to provide more money for the boys – police men – so as to have their mouths sealed and cover up for the Chief. The minister agrees to bring more money and as well promises to lobby to make the commissioner an inspector general of police on the condition that he the minister will have absolute loyalty from him and his boys as he continues with his crimes.
ACP yakubu is seen in his office surfing over cases of embezzlement, smuggling and drug trafficking in the ministry of external relations. As such he vows to bring all the corporates to book. Just as he is still working on the cases, a mad man is heard creating a scene downstairs, shouting and raining curses on no one in particular. Having been watching the mad man’s drama, he makes up his mind to fight corruption to a stop at all odds.
During their investigation tour in the ministry of external relations, Inspector Inaku comes across Ayo, a staff in the ministry of external relations, who promises to secretly get them files and documents which will provide evidence of illegal activities in the ministry on the condition that they will pay him the sum of two thousand Naira only. As Ayo collects the two thousand Naira bride, he offers the documents to the police men.Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka visits Justice odili to offer him money for protection in the court

SCENE THREE OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION.

Just as promised, Ochuole takes Aloho to the Minister’s office at Maisama. There Aloho explains herself to the Minister as well as the details of her qualification in mass communication. After the meeting, she is asked to submit an application the next morning. She is then employed as one of the protocol officers to the Minister. Chief also informs Mrs. Obi about their new staff. He tells Ochuole to come and meet him in their usual spot.
Aloho arrives home to break the good news to her friend Ogeyi, but Ogeyi frowns and advices Aloho to refuse the job. Of course the advice falls on deaf ears. Aloho and Ochuole visit Chief Ade at Madam Hoha’s hotel. There Aloho is informed of her first assignment to the United States of America to deliver an important document to a business partner. Aloho gets uncomfortable with this job. As she gets home to inform Ogeyi. Once again she advices her to decline the assignment but Aloho refuses. The minister and Ochuole comes to the airport to bid Aloho goodbye. Chief Ade, the minister hands the delivery package over to Aloho and warms her of the importance attached to the portfolio. At the checking counter, the customs open the brief and discover wraps of cocaine inside it. This shocks and startles Aloho. The customs hands her over to the drug law enforcement agency. Chief hears of the new development and quickly runs to visit Justice Odili in his chamber. The justice blames Chief for negligence on not protecting Aloho. Chief also blames the custom officers on his payroll for neglecting their duty at the right time. He also pleads with the judge to rescue the poor girl and acquit the case. He promises to give Odili some money. Both men came to the agreement of one million. As such the justice agrees to Discharge and acquit the case for the want of evidence.Aloho looks emaciated as she stands arraigned in the court. As the judge called for the case, the prosecuting Council appears to be absent in the court. Leveraging on this, Justice Odili went ahead to discharge and acquit Aloho.
ACP yakubu, laments bitterly on why the judge frees Aloho. There, constable Ojo comes in and both men discusses on the level of corruption in the country and how the judiciary has become a tool in the hands of the corrupt rich men and women. ACP yakubu asks Ojo to work on the embezzlement and smuggling allegations placed against Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka, the minister.

SCENE FOUR OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Having been released from detention, Aloho comes home lamenting about her sufferings in the hands of the enforcement agents. After explaining to Ogeyi, she also complains about the level of decay in our government. She goes on to encourage Aloho to put her past behind and gather herself together for a better tomorrow. Aloho tells Ogeyi about her relationship with Chief Ade which has resulted to a pregnancy. Then she exclaims that her own harvest of corruption has started. At this juncture, Ogeyi stands shocked. She wonders on what happened to the Christian girl in Aloho. Aloho intends to abort he foetus, but Ogeyi advices her otherwise.
In the commissioner’s office, ACP Yakubu comes in to inform the commissioner about the investigation that he is currently running. To yakubu’s amazement, the commissioner of police orders him to cease the investigation. Yakubu’s response to this fumes the commissioner who wants him to stop every investigation that he is carrying out or else… Yakubu takes a salute and leaves the office angrily.

SCENE FIVE OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Aloho visits Wazobia hospital to abort her three months old pregnancy. Though she agrees to pay any amount for the abortion, the doctor knows that such abortion is very delicate. The doctor tells Aloho to go and come back after two weeks since he is not able to convince her to accept the pregnancy.Aloho and Ogeyi visit wuse market to make some purchases. There in the market, Aloho feels so tired. She tells Ogeyi about the dreadful dream she had days back. Ogeyi mitigates her fears on the dream by advising her to pray before visiting the hospital again. On the other hand, she also advices Aloho to keep the pregnancy. But, Aloho will not listen to the second advice because of what her parents will say on the pregnancy after suffering the shame of her drug peddling.
Visiting the hospital again for the abortion, the doctor receives a call for an emergency. Aloho has to leave the hospital since her goal of coming is unsuccessful and there is no doctor to attend to her.

SCENE SIX OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

Mrs. Obi, Alice and Ayo are discussing the current office trend regarding Aloho and co. Mrs. Obi blames Ochuole for Aloho’s conditions. They also talked about Aloho’s pregnancy and her plan to terminate it. Mrs. Obi refers to the event as a period of harvest for the Minister and his cohorts.

SCENE SEVEN OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

As vowed, Ogeyi visit ACP Yakubu to relate all that transpired between Aloho and the Minister. Inspector Inaku is ordered to listened to her complaints. After her complaints, Inaku reports to his boss that the girl has relevant information on Chief Ade and his incessant criminal acts. Acp Yakubu intends to gather all the evidence gathered on Chief Ade and submit them to the Presidency for the state security service to start their own investigations.
Ogeyi is seen in her room trying once again to discourage Aloho from terminating her pregnancy. Aloho narrates how the doctor was unable to carryout the abortion on two occasions. This, Ogeyi replies, shows that you should keep the pregnancy rather than aborting it. In addendum, she also advices Aloho to go home to her parents so that they will take care of her and the pregnancy.

SCENE EIGHT OF HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

In the Minister’s office, three personnel from the state security service comes in to invite Chief Ade, Ayo and Ochuole to their office for questioning.
Okpotu, Aloho’s brother visits Ogeyi to inform her of Aloho’s death. He also came to get the name of the one who is responsible for Aloho’s pregnancy since she, Aloho refuses to divulge the information. Ogeyi sends Okpotu back to the village, petting him not to worry that she will avenge Aloho’s deathOn the day of judgement day, Chief and others are arraigned on different crime charges. As the proceedings is going on, Ogeyi and Inspector Inaku are called upon to testify as witnesses. When called to answer his case, Chief Ade claims that the charges are parts of the plot by his enemies to disgrace him out of office. His defense counsel also tries to defend him too. At the end, after the jury has prepared their verdict, the registrar reads out the conclusion to the accused persons.
Finally, the judge reads out his judgement. Chief Ade Haladu-Amaka is found guilty as charged and is sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour, and he is to return the sum of two billion Naira to the government’s purse. Justice Odili and the commissioner of police are sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour. Ayo, for giving out government secrets for a bribe of two thousand Naira is sentenced to five years imprisonment. Madam Hoha and Ochuole are sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hardly, and Hoha’s Akpara hotel is also sealed up. After the judge hit the table with gavel, the prisoners are lead away by a police man.Harvest of corruption is a play that creatively mirrors the culture of corruption in our country by trying to point out how it flows in our government offices. It also shows the life of an average Nigerian graduate and his ordeals.
It is a satire for the whole Nigeria and the world in general.


Characters in Harvest of Corruption

• ALOHO In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of OCHUOLE In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of CHIEF ADE HALADU-AMAKA In Harvest of Corruption 

•  Role of OGEYI In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of MADAM HOHA In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of ACP YAKUBU Yakubu In Harvest of Corruption
• Role of Ayo In Harvest of Corruption
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  Role of Commissioner of Police In Harvest of Corruption

• Role of Alice (Tea Gir) In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of Constable Ojo In Harvest of Corruption
• Role of Customs officer In Harvest of Corruption
• Role of Defence Counsel In Harvest of Corruption
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  Role of Doctor In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of Inspector Inaku In Harvest of Corruption
• Role of Judge In Harvest of Corruption
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  Role of Madman In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of Madam Hoha In Harvest of Corruption
• Role of Lady In Harvest of Corruption
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  Role of Mrs Obi In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of Market Woman In Harvest

• Role of Nurse Halimatu In Harvest of Corruption
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  Role of okpotu In Harvest of Corruption 

• Role of Registrar In Harvest of Corruption    

Roles and Analysis of Major and Minor Characters in Harvest of Corruption

Characterization of Harvest of Corruption 

Character Analysis and Role of ALOHO In Harvest of Corruption

1. ALOHO
Aloho is the main character in the play. She is a young and naïve university female graduate desperately searching for a job. In her desperation, she ignorantly becomes part of a criminal network involved in drugtrafficking in spite of her friend’s constant warning to keep away from notorious Ochuole. Aloho is arrested and detained for drug trafficking. Upon her release, she suddenly realizes that she is pregnant for Chief Haladu- Amaka and eventually dies during child-birth. The author uses Aloho’s character to portray the ordeals of many young and jobless Nigerian graduates, how they are easily taken advantage of and lured into crime intheir desperation to eke out a living.

Character Analysis and Role of OCHUOLE In Harvest of Corruption

2. OCHUOLE
ochuole is of average height who likes to wear "a tight mini skirt with an equally dark red designer shoes" (p. 1. She is said to be "gregarious... described by her friends as an extrovert" (p. l). Ochuole is free-willed, a bit on the talkative side. Her idea of a city is where "oranges" beg for plucking as soon as "they are ripe" (p. 2). By implication that is just what she has been doing sinee,arriving Jabu, the capital of Jacassa. Her "heydays in the university" (p. 2), to use the words of Aloho, were remarkable for what they were. Aloho was to tell ogeyi about Ochuole when she describes the latter as "that girl who was almost making herself a nuisance on the campus" (p. 8). She had been "that girl who caused a lecturer's suspension for leaking examination papers" (p. 8) Because ochuole's thinking is always centred on plucking "oranges" when she notices "they.are ripe", she has no time for "born-again stuff" (p. 3). She urges Aloho to spare her "anot of your crusade sermons She is one made to eat her cake "and still have it' (p. 3) She is open and clear her friend who arrives the city of Jabu still with traces morality, ochuol advises Aloho: "All you have to do is open your eyes wide not to look at Aso or Zuma rock o" (p. 4)
Ochuole promises Aloho a job and delivers it to her. She promises to "put a word for you (Aloho) to my Minister" because she is very sure "he will not say no" (p. 5)

. She is the Minister's mistress, his confidante, business partner and corrupt outlet. Ochuole is the most influential person in Chief's life who could easily extract money at will from him, and a
been notice too. Although Aloho's designation at work is Protocol Officer, she has simply been employed to be a drug carrier. "My duty", Ochuole informs Madam Hoha "is to convince 
(Aloho) to play ball with him (Chief and then the usual commission keeps rolling inWhen she speaks to Chief on Aloho's need for a job, it is like a directive rather than a request "I have assured her that you will employ her" (p. 17)

Ochuole is an astute manipulator. Apart from manipulating Chiefto do her bidding, she subjects Aloho to do her own will. Such is the high-voltage manipulation over Aloho that the latter in tears narrates her ordeal to Ogeyi in these words: "Ogeyi, what pains me most is that in all this drama, I am not even given a chance to choose my own role to play" (p. 58). Almost as Aloho is given the new job, she is quickly asked to travel to the United States with an ill-fated suitcase. The newly employed is astonished and in a protesting voice asks her: "You never mentioned any trip to USA as part of my job. What is all this about?" Ochuole responds: "You wanted a job and here is
one" (p. 41). She cajoles Aloho with "Come on cheer up, now you
have it don't lose it" (p. 4). She reveals to Ogeyi later that she was "even lured into having affair with Chief (p. 58) probably by Ochuole which is why "the very memory ofochuole o the Chief gives me the nightmare" (p. 59)

Character Analysis and Role of CHIEF ADE HALADU-AMAKA In Harvest of Corruption

3. CHIEF ADE HALADU-AMAKA
Ade Amaka (a ka. Chief)
Chief has a protruding stomach that his friends fondly call him "the pregnant chief. He has a round face which is said to be constantly covered with sweat "no matter the weather (p l4). He is said to breathe heavily whether he is awake or asleep. As for his gait, he "walks like a man who has an enlarged scrotum" (p. 14). This no doubt paints a picture of corruption, the image of social decay as represented in one person alone.

He is the Hon. Minister in charge of External Relations. We are never treated to the real nature of his work as a Minister. We see him run after girls, order food and drinks in Akpara Hotel which he also uses as the warehouse for his cocaine deals. He is painted as a spendthrift who asks Madam Hoha to "just serve yourself whatever you want and add the bills" (p. 14) immediately the hotel proprietress complains that he has not been "fair" to her.
He enjoys the warmth of women's company. At Akpara Hotel he orders for "two bottles of big stout," (p. 14) and two mortars ofishi ewu for him and for Ochuole. When Ochuole complains of money to settle her mother's hospital bill, he "draws his portfolio nearer to himself presses the buttons open and pulls out a bundle of money which he throws on her laps" (p. 16.) he sees Aloho, he indicates readiness to give her a job in his Ministry and schedules a meeting at 4 pm in his favourite hotel-Akpara Hotel. We later learn that he puts Aloho in the family way shortly after coming in contact with her Chief is both the grower of corruption and the reaper of its outcome. He briefs the Police Commissioner and Justice odili on basis that they will protect him against the dictates of the law. This way he runs his hard drug business unmolested, and when one of his carriers Aloho is caught at the airport, Justice Odili organizes a Kangaroo hearing and releases the culprit in a matter of days. He divests the Ministry of huge sums of money and converts government workers into his direct servants and agents in his nefarious deals. In the end, he receives a very long term. About to face the law, he loses his nerves. He asks the SSS people who come for him to give him "time to pull" himself together. Earlier, he had tried to be bold by asking them: "Who
are you and who the hell is your Chief that you should come into my office and behave as if the world is in your pockets?" (p. 89) The same loss of nerves is observed when the case is underway. "My Lord," Chief pleads, "I think I want to see a doctor. I am not feeling well'" (p109). When he is about to be sentenced, he pleads for leniency and informs the court that "my entire village and local government depend on me" (p. As if the jail for those who are not married, Chief further pleads, "Show mercy My Lord, I have a family p-l-e-a s e' (p. 118).

Character Analysis and Role of OGEYI In Harvest of Corruption

4. OGEYI
Ogeyi is Aloho’s friend and confidant. Aloho lives with Ogeyi in her small apartment in Pannya. She tries to discourage Aloho from taking Ochuole’s job offer and warns her to keep away from Ochuole. She seeks justice for Aloho by reporting Chief to the police. She is the voice of reason in the play.

Character Analysis and Role of MADAM HOHA In Harvest of Corruption

5. MADAM HOHA
Madam Hoha is the proprietress of Akpara Hotel. The hotel is where Chief perpetuates his criminal activities.She is sentenced to ten years imprisonment with hardlabour along with Ochuole and her hotel was sealed.

Character Analysis and Role of ACP YAKUBU Yakubu In Harvest of Corruption

6. ACP YAKUBU Yakubu is an Assistant Commissioner of Police. He stands out as an incorruptible and honest police officer. He withstood pressures from his boss, the Commissioner to stop investigating Chief’s activities at the Ministry of External Relations. His investigations led to the arrest and prosecution of Chief, Ochuole, Madam Hoha, the Commissioner of Police and the corrupt Justice Odili. 

Character Analysis and Role of Ayo In Harvest of Corruption

Ayo (p. 26)
We are introduced to Ayo as a clerk in the Ministry of External Relations. He is a bare-faced liar who claims not to know about the embezzlement in the Ministry until he is bribed hank you. You should 
expect me tomorrow evening unfailingly," (p. 28) he assures Inspector lmaka. We are informed that he is "slim and hungry-looking, but well-dressed with a white shirt over apair black trousers and a black tie to match." His front ket is lined with an array of biros of three colours. His shoes are slightly needful of repair at the sides, having been "chopping alignment (p 26. No wonder he quickly accepts a two thousand naira bribe to augment his monthly pay of two thousands five hundred naira take home. An ignorant fellow, in revealing the sleaze in the Ministry after receiving a bribe, Ayo is not aware that he is culpable for exposing official secrets and also for receiving monetary inducement, Dragged to court along with his Minister boss and the latter's accomplices, Ayo receives a five-year jail term for corruption as well. Free with his mouth; he informs Mrs Obi and Alice on what transpires between Aloho and Chief for which Alice calls him a gossip. His significance it the play is the role ho plays in unveiling the goings- on in the Ministry. The Jndge commetids hina for "exposing a crime" but goes ahead to condemn him "for receiving bribe" (p l 19) 

Character Analysis and Role of Alice (Tea Gir) In Harvest of Corruption

Alice (Tea Gir) 

She is the tea girl in the office of the secretary to the Minister of External Relations. She speaks Pidgin English. The first time she speaks she accuses Ayo, the Clerical officer of being gossipy for which the latter warns and taunts her. Although she is keen to hear Ayo's gossip she is not keen to meet a "man
we de gossip like woman" (p. 77) such as Ayo That way, Ayo accuses her of meddling in his affairs and asks Mrs. Obi to warn her desist from doing so. The gossip is that Alohi, the Protocol Officer,
had been pregnant for "oga (Chief) and had died from abortion Alice is used to typify what happens in government offices in developing country in which must of her time is spent on gossip and tittle-tattles 

Character Analysis and Role of Commissioner of Police In Harvest of Corruption

Commissioner of Police (p. 18)
He is said to be "a tall athletic young man of about forty years "dark in complexion, has thin and sender fingers'' and possesses "red lips with black sports his teeth is said to be "broken" and "coloured" probably because he is a chain smoker and an alcohol addict As we meet him first tme, Chief haladu is visiting him just as he did Justice odili with alot of goodies. The law officer is quick to point out to Chief your Ministry is getting some negative and disturbing publicity lately" and reminds his visitor that "nobody loves negative publicity you know This is an interesting comment because he was later to scream at ACP Yakubu with "public opinion my foot!" (p.62) when he sought to underplay Chief's atrocities against his country the comment is also interesting because the Police Commissioner seems to have made in order raise the value of the booty he is to receive from Chief We are informed that as Chief opens his portfolio and brings out bundles of naira notes and places them on the table, the Commissioner grabs them with the agility of lighting and puts them into his drawer (p. 19). Not only does be expect filthy money from Chief, the Commissioner of Police argues for "increased pay" for the "boys" (p. 20) so as to ensure their "absolute loyalty and excellent performance" (p. 21). Like Justice odili, he also asks Chief to be careful by being vague about what he means: "You have to be careful. I have sensed the signal and I know the danger sign when it appears on the dashboard" (p. 21)
The manner he is described which has been briefly referred to shows that the Commissioner has ugly habits, including his tendency to accept bribes. Once he has been mobilized like Justice Odili, he charges along like a lion sensing an attack on his territory. Just as Justice Odili intimidates the Registrar at the kangaroo hearing, Police Commissioner seeks to intimidate ACPYakubu without achieving much success. He warns the ACP to "steer clear of that Ministry or any other Ministry for that matter or you will be biting more than you can chew" (p. 62). But the ACP, sure-footed, fires back: "Sir, you cannot threaten me and do not bother at what hits me but I shall ask you this, since only those who have skeletons in their cupboard need fear" (p. 63).
The Commissioner and Justice Odili, each an agent of the law, are shown to be drawbacks to the law. It is people like them who weaken the law and prepare the way for corrupt people to evade the law. Both of them receive most the venom of the Judge at the court as he calls them "a big disgrace to our noble profession" (p. 119). The Judge accuses both of them of greed before sentencing each of them to twenty years with hard labour. They both represent agents of the law who work at cross-purposes with what society expects of them, and cause impunity to continue to reign. 

Character Analysis and Role of Constable Ojo In Harvest of Corruption

Constable Ojo (p. 54)
A lanky-looking young man possessing an athletic figure, Constable Ojo has very small eyes "which are hidden inside the sockets." We are told that when the Constable looks at a person "there is an uneasy feeling that penetrates through the person's very soul." He is often smartly dressed and "has the knack for breaking seemingly mysterious cases
(p. 54). He works with ACP Yakubu whom he observes as the latter talks to himself in a soliloquy as to the level of in society where "any or highly placed individuals will and can toy with the judiciary and get away with any crime committed Constable ojo in return is equally surprised that at the trial of Aloho for cocaine pushing, "the state prosecutor and the defence counsels both absent at the different times the case came up (p. 55). He is deployed in the play to show that the impunity exercised by Chief and his clique rattles the top (ACP Yakubu) intermediate (inspector inaku) and the low level (Constable ojo) policemen in Jacassa for which something has to be done, and pretty soon too.

Character Analysis and Role of Customs officer In Harvest of Corruption

Customs officer
Like Constable ojo, the customs oficer appears briefly too. He works at the airport and is the fellow who accosts Aloho with the suitcase of cocaine. Described by Chief as "that good-for-nothing Customs officer' (p. 48) because the latter does his job as he is supposed to and her contraband and promises to hand her over to JDLEA (acassa Drug Law Enforcement Agency). He announces to Aloho that she is carrying cocaine. He advises patience as she will enough time to call whoever you want later" By pulling out of chief's corrupt ring and exposing Chief's agent, the customs officer shows that it is better to side with society than with debased individuals.

Character Analysis and Role of Defence Counsel In Harvest of Corruption

Defence Counsel (p. 96)
He is said to be a tall, slim young man in white wig He pleads "Not guilty" for Chief, being his Defence Counsel. He is an astute lawyer who asks the proper questions in order to dismiss his client s charges. He questions the manner the Detective used to extract information for prosecuting the case. When the Prosecution objects, the Judge cries "objection sustained" (p. 101). All his subsequent objections" are unsustained by the Judge. Through his questions Ogeyi is able to give the details she knew about Chief and his collaborators. The Defence Counsel accuses Ogeyi of being "jealous of the fact that your friend (Aloho) was always coming home with plenty of money and gifts from Chief, the Honourable Minister" (p. 104). This comment draws tears from Ogeyi's eyes for which the Prosecution Counsel prays the Judge to restrain the Defence Counsel "from further vulgarism and insinuations (p. 105). As if he was meeting his client (Chief Haladu) for the first time, the Defence Counsel begins to ask him personal questions which soon irritate the Judge: "Don't continue to waste the time of the Court by (p. basis for those personal questions is to show that Chief, his client, is a man who has served the government o his country in one of the most enviable of a Minister..." (p. 110). He claims that "everybody has been satisfied and his staff in the Ministry speak eloquently of his magnanimity, generosity and 110). When he realizes that clients have been declared "guilty", he pleads both "elemency" and option of fine" (p116) The type of punishment meted out to Chief and his accomplices shows that the Judge does not reckon with the Defence Counsel's line of argument.

Character Analysis and Role of Doctor In Harvest of Corruption

Doctor (p. 65)
He is a young man of thirty-five, light-complexioned and slightly bald-headed. He works in Wazobia Hospital in Mabu. It is to him that Aloho goes for abortion when she discovers that she is Rather than contact Chief, she goes straight to this doctor with his fee in her handbag. He is reluctant to carry out the abortion of Aloho's pregnancy but does not reveal this until he had collected the large sum often thousand naira from his patient. It is after this ritual of money exchanging hands that he now asks Aloho if she wants to kill herself by insisting on the pregnancy ofthree months being suddenly aborted.
He postpones the abortion exercise a few times and on one occasion he was almost about to carry out the exercise when Nurse Halimatu rushes in to declare an emergency. From the Doctor's initial reluctance, it is safe to infer that he had arranged this "emergency" with Halimatu. Thus, the Doctor's dilly-dallying strategy stops the abortion and compels Aloho to have her baby, a girl. ordinarily Doctor is pro-life; however, his morality is questionable since he pocketsAloho's ten thousand naira fee without completing the contract between them. His dishonesty is evidenced by his asking Nurse Halimatu to leave us now and please if anybody asks of me, say I am not in, okay!" (p. 75)

Character Analysis and Role of Inspector Inaku In Harvest of Corruption

Inspector Inaku 
Inspector Inaku is a detective dressed in mufti. His full name is John Odey Inaku who is a Detective Inspector in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Jacassan Police Force. In his determination to convict Chief and his accomplices, he obtains his evidence against them by bribing Ayo to secure the relevant documents. He secures Ogeyi's story with his "little tape-recorder gesturing for her to speak" (pp. 80-81). In court, he is firm and professional in the manner he presents his case against Chief and his cohorts which must have compelled the court to accept his evidence. Inaku gives the detailed information about Chief, his accessories and Ayo who accepts a bribe of two thousand naira in order to part with documents necessary for the case to be successfully prosecuted. Not withstanding Ayo's usefulness in the suit, he is prosecuted along with the other criminals.

Character Analysis and Role of Judge In Harvest of Corruption

Judge 
This Judge is different from Justice odili. He is a devoted law officer who is only out to do justice. He is sprite and business-like. He is keen to get to the heart of the matter as soon as it is possible. "What are the facts of the case?" (p. 96) he asks the Prosecution Counsel once the Defence Counsel submits a "not guilty" plea. At no point does he interrupt either the Defence Counsel or the Prosecution Counsel from explaining their positions fully. However, each time there is a triviality being pursued, particularly by the Defence Counsel, he steps in to nip it in the bud. He overrules unnecessary objections, insists on explicitness in the "choice of words" (p. 103) and demands that all points raised be apposite and relevant. A few times he is humorous in court without losing focus nor fails to ask the necessary questions to move the case forward. His remark before the Jury goes out to give their verdict shows that he stands for justice and fairness. He reminds the jury that "corruption is not a friendly word to the legal institution, therefore anybody who plants corruption should be ready to harvest it' (p. 114) He charges the jury to bear in mind that "justice comes first" (p. 115). In the end, the Judge fearlessly announces the verdict of the jury and goes on to impose the sentences accordingly. 

Character Analysis and Role of Lady
In Harvest of Corruption

Lady 
She is not described; he only stops on sighting the madman, calling him "Showboy!" she advises the madman against "disturbing the neighbourhood with your noise She asks the insane man to "stop your noise or else I shall call Police to arrest you for noisemaking and stealing from the neighbourhood" (p. 24). Although it is not clear if the madman has her in mind when he claims that "she used to be my darling wife wen I poor", her saying "when you are poor again you can come and marry me" (p. 25) indicates that the lady believes she is the one being referred to. She describes what "Showboy" is saying as "nonsense" and declares, "I can't waste my time listening to you" (p. 25).

Character Analysis and Role of Madman In Harvest of Corruption

Madman 
Called "Showboy" by Lady, madman is said to be dressed in tattered clothes and is "carrying a heavy bundle of tightly wrapped bits and pieces of junk drooping over his face He creates a scene by screaming and abusing no one in particular, while laughing from time to time. He addresses no particular audience when he says: "All of you there" (p. 23). Although his remarks seem uncoordinated they leave a lasting impression on ACP Yakubu. He says, for instance, "I be rich, I be rich man but I never steal anybody property." He also says that he is a rich man "as you see me. I dress fine" (p. 23). If appointed a President by the current President (which is a madman's talk) he will "run dis country well. No stealing" (p. 24). Moreover, he is interested in sanitation, "yes! Evrometa. Yes! Na sanitation we need abi na evrometa by ourselves not de country" (pp. 24-25). What the madman says impels ACP Yakubu into deep thought; the Assistant Commissioner considers the madman as having prescribed a cure for the country's "madness and lawlessness" (p. 25). The madman is a metaphor for the confused state, corruption and value overthrow in Jacassa.

Character Analysis and Role of Madam Hoha In Harvest of Corruption

Madam Hoha 
The proprietress of Akpara Hotel at Darkin, she is among Chief's accomplices. She is tall, bulky and "seems to be having a lot out of life" (p. 11). Her skin is said to be velvety, not too light and not too dark but "could pass for ebony description." A well-fed "cash madam", she has "achieved some degree of wealth." The playwright describes her looks as those of "the familiar sight of an eastern Jacassan woman of high society." On both hands there are gold bracelets and on her four fingers gold rings with both cheeks lined by "three parallel marks, which look like the whiskers of a cat' (p. 11). She calls ochuole "the chic", the Lioness" and "Bubbling Baby" and in a moment she gossips about Chief and how his likes will "never regret their retirement because of the chain of companies they float" (p From her comments on the Chief and his ilk and how "all they do is stashing government money somewhere through some conduit pipes for the rainy day" (p. 2), it is clear that she is into abetting Chief in his nefarious activities with her two eyes wide open. It also shows that Madam Hoha is a reckless commentator who does not weigh what she says. Making all that remark against the Chief in front of his mistress shows that indeed she speaks "hoha', meaning without restraint. She has a low opinion of Chief who will easily fall when "we'll dangle this babe (Aloho) before the Chief for a price" after all he will employ her and we can make use of her to get what we want" (p. 13) When she is called "Madam de Madam" by Chief, she responds "It's a matter of cash, Chief" (p l4. Chief orders for drinks and two mortars of ishi-ewu for him and ochuole, Madam Hoha that "she her own. When she receives her largesse, she then yields to Chief joining his girl, and remarks is dying have you already" (p. 15). Madam Hoha's Akpara Hotel is Chief's tryst with his lovers. He
tells Madam Hoha that his girls "are supposed to be here waiting for me and not the other way round" (p. 38). Although we treat her here as a minor character because of her limited role in the play she receives a similar as Ochuole's, having been described as having an insatiable appetit money. Her hotel is thus sealed up "as we cannot continue to be operating havens for criminal activities under the guise of beer parlours (p. 120). 

Character Analysis and Role of Market Woman In Harvest of Corruption

Market Woman 
We meet her in Wusa Market where she sells rice of various types- Gwari, Nupe and Uncle Ben's. She beats the price of Gwari rice with Ogeyi until they both agree on eighty naira per mudu. An illiterate woman, she speaks Pidgin English like Alice, the tea girl. She is used by the playwright to show how Ogeyi wisely uses her money in spite of the "little pay" which still compels everyone "to buy in the same market with everybody" (p. 70).

Character Analysis and Role of Mrs Obi In Harvest of Corruption

Mrs Obi 

Chief's secretary, Mrs Obi is a lady of average height, "slim with a good figure." She has on a pair of eyeglasses and is said to be light-complexioned. She is aware that Ochuole is a staff of the Ministry and is close to the Minister but she still insists on the protocol of how to see the Minister, yet without pretending to "risk it" (p. 31). Although Chief has instructed that no one sees him before 12 noon, Mrs Obi violates this rule since she knows the relationship between her boss and young women. Through her we know a bit about the Minister as one who violates his own instructions, and one who fails to follow protocol once women are concerned. Apparently Mrs obi hears little, quite ignorant of what is going on in their office until Ayo gossips to her. Informed that "Madam Aloho" has been caught at the.airport for cocaine-pushing and is "pregnant for oga (Chief, Mrs Obi snaps her fingers and remarks: thought as much. I know that all these games that have been going on will one to light" (p. 79). She describes her boss as "poor man" even as she thinks that he deserves whatever is coming to him whatever a man sows, same shall he reap. I pity (p. 79). Yet when the Sss men come for Chief, she bursts into his office, panting. She senses trouble for Chief bat e latter to be calm about it until he knows that his time is up.

Character Analysis and Role of Nurse Halimatu In Harvest of Corruption

Nurse Galimatu 
A nursing sister, Halimatu works with Doctor in the Wazobia Hospital in Mabu. As the play Scene Five is dressed in "well-standard white apron with a stopwatch and biros of two different
colours decorating the front left breast pocket She has three tribal marks on each of her cheeks, is dark-complexioned and of average height. She is a cautious nurse who speaks to patients in a gentle voice. She is unpretentious and apologizes to Aloho for not recognizing her when next the latter shows up. She is obedient to Doctor and comes to inform him of an emergency when Aloho is about to be handled in the abortion theatre. It is not clear if she precipitated the emergency or not; it is not clear if it had been a ploy since we had read some reluctance on the part of the Doctor to abort Aloho's baby. 

Character Analysis and Role of okpotu In Harvest of Corruption

okpotu (p. 90) Twenty-two years old, he is dark complexioned and has three tribal marks on each of his cheeks. He is Aloho's younger brother who comes into Jabu to see Ogeyi from his village. He brings the news of the death of Aloho and the survival of her baby girl. Okpotu is sent to Ogeyi by his father who would want to know the name of the man who had impregnated his daughter. He speaks in a conciliatory tone which suggests that he is not a trouble maker. Rather than be emotional that his sister had died, he asks Ogeyi who is sobbing on hearing Aloho's death to pull herself together, saying, "We all miss her. What can we relations reach Ogeyi whose name she continued to call until she gave up the ghost. He is a grateful fellow who thanks Ogeyi for "all that you did for my sister while she was alive" (p. 92). Without his appearance, it would have been difficult to have the full perspective of the Aloho subplot of the play. namely that she later had a baby, never forgot ogeyi and died thereafter.

Character Analysis and Role of Registrar In Harvest of Corruption

Registrar 
It is not clear if it is the same Registrar we meet at the cocaine trial as the one we meet at the Chief and his cohorts' assizes in Scene Eight. The Registrar we meet in Scene Three is a stout-looking, elderly man who is dressed in an "Elizabethan age" coat considered to be undersized for his build. Justice Odili asks him to call the first case of the day which he quickly does. Just for saying that the Prosecutor of the case is not present while the defendant's counsels are in court, Justice Odili takes umbrage at him. "Look here, Mr Registrar," Justice odili barks at him, "next time when I ask a question, I expecta direct answer" (p. 51). When next he reminds "My Lord" that the "state prosecutor came to your chamber this morn he is warned "to speak only when you are spoken to." Justice odili goes on to belittle him insisting that he should not "tell all that you see." The reason is that "you may not be able to explain the differences between what you actually see and what you imagined you saw" (p. 52). In Scene Eight the Judge treats him with more respect. There are no threats as he calls out Chief Haladu Ade-Amaka and five others. He reads out Chief's offences without any interruption and asks the jury if they are agreed on the verdict of "guilty" arrived at in the case of Chief and five others to which the Foreman of the Jury responds, "We are agreed'' (p. 116). It is the Registrar that addresses the accused persons and announces what they are convicted of: he it is too who seeks to know if any of them has reasons "why the court should not give you judgement according to the law"




Dramatic techniques in Harvest of Corruption

The play has eight scenes, each scene corresponding to an aspect of the drama. The first three centre on the nefarious activities of Chief and his criminal allies until Aloho, the Chief's errand girl, is caught at the airport with a suitcase of cocaine Scenes four, five and six are the build-up to compelling Chief face the music initiated by ACP Yakubu and Inspector Inaku. Scenes seven and eight heighten the hunger for justice marked
by the news of Aloho's death in scene seven and the prosecution of Chief and five others in Scene eight. It is a regular plot whose tuming point is the muffling of the law when Aloho though guilty of cocaine pushing is freed in a kangaroo judgement by Justice Odili. The climax is the jailing of Chief and his accomplices who had all the while seen themselves as being above the law
The play is founded on a binary value system of good and evil. Each of the prominent characters belongs to either the "good comportment or the "evil' chamber. Chief Haladu, Ochuole, Madam Hoba, Police Commissioner, Justice Odili, Ayo, Aloho and Defence Counsel fall within the 'evil' slot whereas Ogeyi, ACP Yakubu, Customs Officer, Inspector Inaku, Constable Ojo, Doctor, Prosecution Counsel. Judge, Registrar, etc, belong to the "good" axis. The 'evil' ones fight to thwart the law the "good figures
work to restore order and discipline in society. Thus, there is for the 'evil' lot a period of supremacy and enjoyment and later a moment of punishment and restoration of social form, hitherto breached. For the 'good' ones, there is a period of lamentation and worry for society and the happy decimation of disorder at the law court. There are the Police Commissioner vs ACP Yakubu, Justice Odili vs Registrar Aloho vs ogeyi, Defence Counsel vs Prosecution Counsel, Chief vs Customs officer, etc open and muted conflicts arising from contrasting value convictions
In other words. there is a time of sewing corruption, tendering it and harvesting it. What Mrs Obi says with respect to her boss is instructive "Well I think he deserves whatever is coming to him It is real harvest time for him. Whatever
a man sows, same shall he reap" (p. 79) 

Use of allusion in harvest of corruption

There are few cases of allusion in the play. An allusion is an explicit or indirect reference to what has happened elsewhere, either in history, the Bible, myths and legends, the gods, etc for purposes of association or comparison. On page 14 of the play, Chief surrenders to Madam Hoha's request to cater for her welfare with "I am not ready for another Biafran war this evening ooo!" This is a reference to the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War of 1967-70. After Aloho has become pregnant and is advised by Ogeyi to go back to the village to consult with her mother, she refers to herself as "prodigal daughter" (p. 87). It is a reference to the Bible, the story of the "prodigal son" who lavishes his father's welfare and goodwill before deciding to go back to the house. Another reference to the Bible is the Judge's assertion that "the wages of sin is death" (p. 114) though he says he is not sure if the death "is a physical or spiritual one" (p. 114). Similarly, echoing Christ in the Bible, the Judge refers to people like Chief as those "who dress in sheep clothing when actually they are wolves" (p. 117

The use of Irony in harvest of corruption

The entire play is built on underlying irony
Whereas Chief presents a good image of himself to theoutside world and his Defence Counsel holds onto that in order to save his client's job in the court of he has been doing underneath public perception is different. The Defence Counsel speaks of everybody having been "satisfied and his staff in the Ministry speak(ing) eloquently of his magnanimity generosity and charisma" (p. 110). Earlier chief had said of himself, "My records as a public servant are clean and I am a responsible and respectably married man with children" (p. 108)
However, the verdict of the Jury is different, considering the Judge's announcement. The very first sentence of the announcement is worth making reference to: "I shall not call or address you as Chief because you do not deserve it" (p. 117). He later states: "I am strongly of the opinion that this country must be protected against unscrupulous public officers of your type, who abuse their positions of trust and responsibility thereby betraying the confidence reposed in them" (p. 118) irony resides in the activities or even utterances of some of the characters. Early in the play Madam Hoha, one of Chief's accomplices, describes people of Chief's ilk as "dubious" since a do is "stashing government money somewhere through some conduit pipes for the rain
day" (p. 12) mentioning Ochuole specifically as one of these pipes. While pointing a finger at Ochuole fingers point at her. This is because later on her hotel is identified as Chief's "warehouse and a hideout for his dubious business and a meeting point for executing his obnoxious plans" (p. 100) As a non serious Minister he had directed his secretary, Mrs Obi, not to allow anybody see him before 12 noon "no matter who or what he or she
is" (p. 32) but he welcomes Ochuole and Aloho who break this rule and even goes ahead to promise the latter a job. Another irony is scored when Aloho, upon the promise of a job, thanks Chief, saying, "I cannot thank you enough. God will reward your goodness, Chief" (p35). Later, Alobo describes him as a very cheerful and considerate man. God will bless him" (p. 37) However, not long after when she had become pregnant for Chief, Aloho turns round to give us another view of the Minister: "That Chief is a devil, the very Satan himself" (p. 57).

4. Use of symbolism in harvest of corruption

Two symbols or symbolic events take place in the play. The first one is the appearance of the madman. He is tattered "carrying a heavy bundle of tightly wrapped bits and pieces of junk drooping over his face" (p. 23). This is symbolic of the country of Jacassa said to be in need of "sanitation" or "evrometa" (p.24). Being a mad country, a country morally debased, Jacassa requires a madman to rule her
"Yes! I wan run dis country well." Part of the problem of the country stealing, therefore, "no stealing" (p. 24) after all the madman swears, "I never steal anybody property. I no be thief becos I de satisfy for wetin l get'' (p. 23). Even ACP Yakubu understands the symbolism of the madman's appearance, his junk on his head and his suggestion of cleaning out the entire place. Says the ACP: "l think the madman himselfsymbolizes the country, which is ridden with madness and lawlessness" (p. 25) The other symbolism in the play is Aloho's dream. It is a nightmare whose head or tail she cannot fathom. In the dream she saw a coffin right in front of her. She could not know whose coffin it was Suddenly her mother, sisters and brothers "gathered around it and were crying" (p. 71). Aloho simply
stood staring at the coffin without being able to cry along with her mother. In a moment the coffin disappeared and Aloho woke up with sweat all over her face. Ogeyi may or may not have known the significance of her friend's dream but she plays down on it by blaming her for forgetting to pray before you slept" (p. 71 Symbolically, the truth is that the coffin is Aloho's and those crying know that one of them would be no more. She herself could not cry because she would be the one to be missed sooner or later.

Pidgin English as a factor of social difference In the play "harvest of corruption"

The playwright deploys language in order to show social differentiation. His sane and educated characters use good English while his not-so-educated figures use Pidgin l English or mix them. The madman, market woman and Alice use Pidgin. Madam Hoha brings in a line of Pidgin -Chop am if you like" (p. 15) when she wants to assert that ochuole is too eager to have Chief all to herself. The slang, "what's cooking baby?" (p. 15) is Chief's manner of melting the social distance between him and his mistress. warns Chief not to call her "baby again" (p. 15) after the huge monetary gift she does not protest he calls her "You bitch" (p. 16) ochuole, like Madam Hoha, uses Pidgin English too. While when ochuole's Madam Hoha's use is the last sentence of her remark, is the very first sentence of her first remark in the play. She runs into Aloho and screams, "Na your face be this?' (p. 1)She subsequently uses Pidgin further to socialize with her friend who has just come into Jabu to look for work: "Make you take ya time to think am out before you decide because once my oga take you, he no go let you go again o" (p. 4). Because Pidgin is a language of the masses, the madman cannot but address his imaginary mass audience in Pidgin which he begins by calling out to the people, "All of you there you no fit be like me" p. 23). Imagining he is also before a large audience, the madman responds to Lady who cautions him on noise-making by saying, "You see wetin I mean?" The market woman speaks Pidgin English for the short period she appears in the play. She pidginizes "Good afternoon" to read "Guduafunu" (p. 69), and incorporates a local lexical item, "mudu" in her Pidgin utterance. The tea-girl in the Minister's office speaks Pidgin the short time she speaks in the play, interspersed with tolerable English. Ayo, the clerk, speaks of Aloho being "pregnant for oga" (p. 78). All the while he had spoken in faultless English

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