Corruption, Stop it!

Corruption Stop It

Let-m y-people-go

a.k.a Big Pains Big Pangs

It

Eric Ekwenugo Okeke

j (Erico)

Copyright 2014… Eric Okeke

ericokeke@gmail.com

Tel: +234 803 301 4609, +234 817 301 4609

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

1. Memoir 2.Africa 3. Nigeria 4. Social

Author: Eric Ekwenugo Okeke

Big Pains Big Pangs

Briefing

This is a work of creative-non-fiction. Names, words, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either real or product of author's imagination, or are used fictitiously to express a point. The story is based upon the author’s experiences, as he saw them, and is claimed to be part of his personal memoir, but any resemblance of dialogue, descriptions to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental, and may be imaginary. This literary journey is not endorsed by any brand or company. It does not reflect the view of any organization nor is it supported by the Federal Republic of Nigeria, neither the publisher nor its distributors.

Disclaimer

The reader is advised to cross-check and update what is read here with a management or business consultant before application. Neither the author nor the publishers will be held liable for any losses or damages.

Author Bio

Eric Okeke is a media practitioner and brand storyteller. He writes and speaks to inspire people and trains on media relations and sustainability. He is a strategist in branding and mobilizing support for corporate and social issues. He uses storytelling to unlock the values and solutions of brands and propels them forward with media power. His background is Marketing and Journalism. He started his career at The Guardian, Lagos.

As business writer and speaker, he has recorded a challenging career in writing and storytelling. He received MBA (Marketing) from ESUT Business School, Nigeria, and the professional Diploma and Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. He runs Info Media, a content marketing company.

He is author of two other books: I Want a Husband, a marketing guide for single women searching for Mr. Right, and Yes You Can, a romance and crime story. His communications niche is brand storytelling which he uses to empower people and organizations for profit. His stories known as Brando appear in several publications and websites. Email him at ericokeke@gmail.com Tel +234-803-301- 4609, +234-817-301-4609

Dedication

To my departed heroes Albert & Roseline Okeke who gave me life. Papa was hero of truth and peace; Mama was hero of faith and hope.

Peace.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to…

…Veteran journalists Enam Obioso & Chidi Aja for editing manuscript.

…Friends Amarachi Ike & Chioma Nwabuisi as for resource work.

…Wife Jane, for moral support and children for cheers.

… Brother, Don, for ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ support

…Prophet Ugochukwu Ikoroha for prayers.

Glory to Almighty God

He tickled my imagination

He guided my fingers

He is faithful

~*~

-BPBP-

One Book Five Booklets

Preface

"The cure for pain is in the pain." ― Rumi

Big Pains & Big Pangs are Pharaohs. They hurt and cripple people and make them suffer. They can crush you to cry out in anguish. They are unleashed on people by Corruption, the biggest Pharaoh of our time. They keep people sick, poor, and unhappy. They grip nations and citizens tight and hold them down. No health, no strength, no joy. And progress runs away. Nigeria is one example.

Their torment is shared. Pains ache and burn. Pangs bite and sting. Corruption is their master. It depends on where and who they attack for you to know who is responsible. Sometimes, they work together to confuse you. If headache rocks your head, big pains are in charge there causing tension. It suggests you are sick. If hunger bites your tommy, big pangs are at work there asking for food.

Corruption is the Grandmaster and Commander in Chief of all Pharaohs. He has been the bondage boss from the beginning of suffering. He rules with pains, pangs, and bondage through a solid structure of troops and forces under his command. He holds people down and makes them suffer in anguish as they toil in hard labor with low wages and cry out to be set free.

Corruption rules in many nations in different sizes and levels. He is very powerful. His heat is too much. He maintains a strong hold on the economy and resources of nations and citizens through a network of cabals and forces that are Visible or invisible, local or international. He increases his territorial control, power and command in the world. Stand in his way, he crushes you. Who can stop him?

Corruption deals most of the big pains and big pangs where it rules big time. You can’t measure his power and reach. But he operates in many countries with, battalions, fleets, and squadrons of Pharaohs. He operates like the military. That may explain why it’s so difficult to dislodge him anywhere he rules, He does not govern. There is a difference. A Governor or President allows inclusion in governance according to the country’s constitution as in democracy. Corruption thrives on exclusion. He drafts his constitution and signs it into law. Only he can amend or review it.

Big Pharaohs can hold you captive for years if you don’t break free. Don’t stop them, they stop you. Life becomes difficult. Keeping them off depends on what you know, who you know, and what you can do. You have to be free of pains & pangs and poverty and grow so you can muster the power to set others free.

Freedom is not free. You pay the price to get it. The drive for it moves people to action. Good leaders express freedom to make people prosper. Bad leaders suppress it to make people suffer. To move forward, people demand it. Leadership makes it possible. And better life is always the result. At different times in your life, pains & pangs can make you cry. You can measure blood pressure with instrument. You cannot do same for pains & pangs. This story shows the forces of Pharaohs in action today, how they operate; and the pains & pangs they unleash on people. Who can fight them?

Three great forces stand out in this story to do it. Only you can stop them. They don’t have arms but they have immense power. They are strong forces in you that are neglected but ever ready to bail out people in from misery. The first is Imagination, the big force in you. The second is Inspiration, another big force near you. The third is Talent, the power-force God gives to people as gifts; to power them to accomplish their dreams Pastors call this last one, ‘the rod in your hand.’ It may be in the leg too as in football superstars or in the voice as in celebrity musicians.

These three powers are very active in young people today who have the energy to burn. Many crushed youths can’t come to terms with growing up in a world of pains & pangs unleashed by Pharaohs of today. They want to move forward and prosper. The Pharaoh of Egypt has multiplied into Pharaohs of Pains today.

Pains & pangs run through this story. They are part of life. Most times they come before joy. Every mother passes through labor pain to bring a baby into this world. Anywhere freedom is absent Pharaohs reign and pains & pangs take over. The forces inside and near us are set intervene to move people forward if only we allow them. When people are set free they do wonders. Some become great leaders.

The conflict in BPBP is Imagination and youths fighting Corruption and Pharaohs. The fight may never end. Corruption remains the biggest Pharaoh today and the bondage master with global reach in in battering people. He leads a large troop of forces who grip people to suffer and refuse to let them go. This conflict is building into youth spring in many nations.

The aim of this story goes beyond freedom from pains& pangs. It is to make you discover you and move to achieve.

. It is to make you use your natural forces and gifts to break free and go to Promised Land. Everybody has one and the track to go there. Yours is not mine. Going there will be tough, but it will change you into a happy and prosperous person. Your Promised Land is closer than you think. It waves at you to come and drink the milk and honey that flow there.

Professionals call it ‘going to the top.’ This book urges you to help others achieve their dreams. It charges young people to break free and provides the platform to engage them for big bucks.

When you reach the top, you’ll be transformed in content and container. Going there remains a challenge but the rewards are many. And it starts with being free to do what you have passion to do. Your Promised Land story may be the most inspiring you’ll tell to connect with others and move them. It comes from your heart and inspires others to move. You’ll read mine here, my crash and bounce-back. I learnt hard lessons.

This story comes in 5 Booklets with specific content bundles. The Siege is the Booklet of Pains. It shows the pains & pangs of young people as they struggle to survive and grow. The Troops is the Booklet of Pharaohs. It exposes the taskmasters; their rank and file; and what they do. The Trek is the Booklet of Wilderness. It takes you through the career pains of the storyteller and his battles with pharaohs.

The Tribes is the Booklet of Youths. It demonstrates the energy of young people at work today as they discover who they are and put their talent and passion to work. The Race is the Booklet of Movement. It signals the surge to Promised Land. The whole menu is served in bits you can take as we roll on the turf of young adult literature.

The story behind this story is the Book of Exodus of the Bible. It is adapted here to what is trending in the world today. In Exodus; women and children, herdsmen and farmers cried out in pains & pangs. Young people and professionals have joined to make the Pharaoh cry louder today.

This story runs from Genesis to Revelation. And the message is universal. Find your place in it and work to change your life and others for good.

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To move people, we should answer five questions. What we achieve depends on our answers and actions. You answer the first four as you read. I answer the fifth as I write. Your take interprets the message and moves you.

One: Who are you? Your answer puts you on track to Promised Land with vision and focus.

Two: What’s your brand? The story inspires you to brand yourself and go for your dreams.

Three: What’s your tribe? This is your passion, talent and lifestyle in action as you push to the top.

Four: Are you free? The fight for freedom has become fierce because of increasing pains & pangs.

Five: Who’s this book? It is a bundle, content machine, and platform. Book Dad is the shepherd and advisor. He guides youths, and counsel’s adults with wisdom and common sense. Book Works is the production and content marketing facility. Book Page provides the contact point for professionals to network and ‘move it.’

The setting of this story is Nigeria, the background African, and the thrust is movement. The context is branding and flavor is biblical. What you’ll taste here stretches from Genesis to Revelation. The story is branded to stir you to do same for your works. The power of branding sets you apart to command attention and big business.

Some phrases come in Pidgin English to put the Nigerian touch to the story. The Five booklets show the story structure. , The movement to Promised Land today is not only for people. It’s also for brands and products. Producers have to go beyond customers’ satisfaction and take them to the top. Going to Promised Land today is not motion on feet as in Bible days. It is by brand works, networks, and digital technology.

This work is not endorsed by any government or organization. But persons and brands mentioned here merit it. See the power of Imagination at work here and put yours to action. The story begins with pains and ends with pain killers. And it builds hope and surety for better future. What begins here is the exodus of brands and people to Promised Land. This is BreXodus…The branded movement today.

Welcome on board.

A: Developing Story

Wisdom Business School

Breaking…

Book Movie hits the market

Movie as a Book

One

Book Works Productions the movie company, has released the first book-movie into the entertainment market to thrill young people and revive the reading culture among them. Info-Media Company is behind this production. It comes at a time when youths now watch online movies more and read books less. The new product, a Boovie, comes as a book that shows movies to check this trend. The current boovie title is, BPBP with the charge of Let My People Go. It is a movie story of 30 chapters showing strong forces fighting Pharaohs of today to free people from captivity.

Two

Every book is a story as every movie is a story. The conflict here is fierce as Imagination & Team confront Corruption & Co. to rescue people from the grip of modern day Pharaohs and oppressors. The pains of the storyteller in his career trek under the fire of Pharaohs, offers lessons on perseverance and how to bounce back from grass-to-grace. Professionals call it going to the top.

Three

Boovie breaks the rules of infotainment by offering movies you can watch in a book as you relax at home, cool off at the beach, or sit at a bar. The stories are specially written in scenes and blended with screenplay to bring them to life as boovie. The promoters expect this innovation to be a hit that will educate and entertain young people and adults alike who don’t like to read any more.

Four

Boovie offers the book entertainment option beyond the screen. It is a unique blend of book and movie and a revival in the home entertainment industry which is positioned to attract young readers back to book and keep them there. You watch the movie as you read. Movement and conflict are there. The scenes and plots are vivid. The sight and sound hook your attention. The book talks to you and shows action. You hear the characters speak and watch their conflicts. But you hear with your inner ears just as you watch with your inner eyes. Boovie stirs your imagination and gets you involved in the story.

Five

Media executives say the market should expect more entertainment media options for storytelling with the increasing applications of digital technology. The challenge is clear: Young people have migrated from book to social media. If we want them back-to-book, turn it into boovie.

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C’mon Sense 101

Pain Alert

Big Pains

Are here

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Big Quote

‘Freedom

Is never

Voluntarily

Given by the oppressor

It must be demanded

By the

Oppressed’

―Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)

32nd President

The United States of America

Pharaoh Cry

Enough Is Enough

Anger

"We are hungry and angry. Our leaders are responsible. They are full and happy. It’s a bad deal. We are captives of modern Pharaohs who oppress and suppress us. They exploit us and refuse to let go. They are killing us. We demand freedom to prosper and be happy. It is our resolution as frustrated and jobless youths. And we want to make it happen.

Corruption

We are young people who aspire to the top. But Corruption and his gang hold us captive and eat our future. They ravage our countries, plunder the resources meant for all of us, and cause misery for the people. They force the young and old to live in pains and poverty. There is anguish in the land. They threaten those who challenge them and no force seems able to crush them. They prosper and enjoy while we suffer and waste.

Pains

We can no longer bear the pains. We must stop them so we can reach the top. We want big forces to dislodge them so we can move forward. We want you to rescue us from captivity. It’s time to stop Corruption & Co. and set the captives free. This is our cry. Our state leaders have abandoned us. Our spiritual leaders have disappointed us. Our elders have given up. Who will lead us to Promised Land?

Oppression

This story shows our sweat under the regime of taskmasters. It reveals their identity and wickedness. It exposes their troops of pains and how they oppress people. It demonstrates our drive for equity and social justice and inclusiveness to sustain a corrupt-free society.

Energy

The story opens our market. It shows who we are and what inspires us. It shows our talents and passion in action to rebrand our generation and countries. It displays our energy in action and movement to the top. It states what we believe and interprets our world. We must move forward to change our story. To feel our pains you have to hear our cry."

C’mon Sense 202

1. The Bundled Content…3go

BPBP is more than a book. It is a bundled and branded content of values. Book content is the exposure of the Kingdom of Pains and how to stop them. The thrust is to awaken the imagination of people to break free from captivity of Pharaohs and move on. The story comes in 30 Chapters constructed in 5 booklets. They rest on a strong foundation to form a tower of five floors with modern architecture. But each can stand on its own to convey message and meaning.

2. BPBP is the book bundle. There is a personality behind it; a facility within it; a movement beyond it. This is the 3go power of the book. The personality advises you, the facility powers you, and the movement propels you forward. Your imagination can activate them to work for you.

Book Dad is the person. He is an advisor rand trainer. He is the book shepherd and teaches wisdom and business sense.

Book Works is one arm of the facility. It is the content marketing and production machine.

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Book Page is the other arm for executives and professionals to network as they go.

3go offers bundles of value as you read.

The Book Tower BT

This is the book house of BPBP. It has been constructed with modern story architecture for you to behold and appreciate its solid structure has been set up for generations to come. The story architecture has been put in place for you to taste the content, see the big picture, and understand the form and function of the story.

The BT is a tower of production and training. People run into it, they are safe. They leave, trained and empowered to beat the challenges they face. It is a power structure that recharges those who enter and is fully air-conditioned. It is fitted with learning facilities, and well-furnished to cushion your pains if you enter.

But it is not lavishly furnished so you don’t stay there too long and forget to move on. When you move in, you are expected to stay short time, get empowered and connected. Then you move on to BreXodus, the branded movement today. That way, you create space for others to do same.

The Book Tower is also a power structure. Preface is the foundation. The ground floor has been set up with materials and facilities from Wisdom Business School .The ground floor is fitted with Book Works, the power machine for content marketing and production. Book Page is located there too for professionals to meet and sell their skills. Book Dad works on this floor to advice, train managers, and offer consulting services. He mentors youths in a development program that turns them into young entrepreneurs who can create jobs.

BT is a house of knowledge management, production and acquisition of skills. Booklets 1-4 make up four floors at BT. Booklet 5 is the Penthouse. You stand there and look forward to figure out your way to Promised Land. You can’t see BT with your eyes. You can only see it with your mind’s eye. It lives in your memory. If you live in it, it powers you to move forward. Seeing and appreciating the BT structure and architecture helps you know that BPBP is more than a book. It is a power facility, bridge builder, and platform that trains and connects people, and propels them forward with business content and media power.

The Story Architecture

Look well in this story you’ll see it. It shows in the design and presentation of content to capture your imagination. It shows in the writing style, author’s voice, and engaging dialogues that suck you into the story. The vivid imagery and active scenes moves the reader on a journey to Promised Land. The story Arch shows in the presentation of the story as a movie and news broadcast. It also shows in the content bundle, flavor and poetry. The active chapter headlines and the creative muscle that binds fiction and non-fiction here hold attention. The author is the architect. The Book Tower stands tall in the book and displays its architecture .Look well with your mind’s eye, you will see them.

The Booklets

1………… …..……People………… The Siege ……….Feel

2…………… ….…Media…………… The Troops ……See

3………………….Message …………..The Trek….……Learn

4 …………………..Brand…………The Tribe….…..Bond

5……………………Movement…………The Race…...Join

The Siege shows how people are bound in captivity. The Troops exposes the band of oppressors holding people captive. The Trek is a lesson on pains. The Tribe is the chosen generation for liberation. The Race is movement.

6. The Classes

The Siege is Prep Class. It prepares you for what is to come in this story.

The Troops is Rough Class. You meet the troops that hold people captive.

The Trek is Tough Class. You read a case study on perseverance.

The Tribe is Brand Class. Learn how to build your brand.

The Race is Surge Class Get set to go.

7. The Needs

Here comes Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Reloaded. Remember this hierarchy as made popular by the American psychologist, Abraham Maslow. He graded the needs of every human, from the bottom layer of physiological needs to the top layer of fulfillment

needs.

The 5 Booklets address the 5 Layers of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and highlights what to acquire to meet these needs.

The Siege addresses the bottom layer of Physiological Needs. Get Entrepreneur Power.

The Troops addresses the layer of Safety Needs. Get Protection Power.

The Trek addresses Social Needs. Get Restoration Power.

The Tribe addresses Esteem Needs. Get Branding Power.

The Race addresses Fulfillment Needs. Get Motivation Power.

Where are you now in this ladder of needs? Take it bottom to top. To get there, become an entrepreneur, protect your business, restore your losses, brand yourself, and get motivated.

The Track

Let’s create it. Entrepreneur> Protect>Restore> Brand> Motivate.

How do the 5 Booklets of this book power you to Promised Land?

You have to build entrepreneur power to generate multiple streams of income that meet your physiological needs.

You have to build protection power to secure your life, assets, and investments.

You have to develop restoration power to recoup losses and bounce back to relevance.

You have to build branding power to specialize and be recognized.

You have to build motivation power to take you to the top, become a living brand and market leader. Please check this out with your business advisor.

The Questions

a. Physiological Needs… Can this book stop my pains?

Safety Needs… Are the contents safe to apply?

Social Needs… Can they connect me to big business?

d. Esteem needs…Can they build prestige for me?

E. Fulfillment needs…Can their application make me fulfilled?

10. The Task

Mission is Promised Land

Starter is Freedom

Challenge is