Olabode George returns to Kirikiri
28 Feb 2011
 When I dey inside prison, I call am inside world...
Lagos - Recently released PDP chieftain, Chief Olabode George, has scurried back to Kirikiri prison despite the heavy party held to celebrate his return to civilisation.
Although some people have suggested that Chief George has voluntarily returned to prison because he found Jesus while in incarceration, and his newly discovered Christian heart tells him he hasn’t done enough time inside to atone for his sins, others have insisted that his action is due to fear that his status as CON – Commander of the Niger – would now be changed by evil people to Ex CON.
Further proof of his disillusionment with freedom was garnered from his prison exit interview when on the steps of Kirikiri, the affable Chief told reporters that leaving prison would be such a pain for him because he would now be expected to pay bills, wages, salaries, runs allowance, etc.
Several months of living on the government’s largesse had grown on him: Free food, AC, luxurious surroundings, constant power, broad band internet link, and masseuse, all at the tax payer’s expense and all very liberating indeed.
He noted that many may feel sorry for him because he was supposedly incarcerated, but according to him, he now realizes that he never felt freer than when he was inside.
The fact that he didn’t have to deal with other people’s problems was for him a surprisingly peaceful experience: Political bootlickers didn’t line at his door every morning; he didn’t have to mediate daily amongst his bickering party members; and most importantly, he didn’t have to see or hear ol’ froggy eyes every day.
He thanked his friends who placed adverts in the papers, rejoicing his release, and who planned the thanksgiving service for him.
He expressed his hope they have other means of recouping their investment as he is not about to generate contracts to repay their good gestures, especially as he is aware that a few of them are being closely monitored by the EFCC who put him away in the first place, and he has been advised not to associate with his ‘former gang members.’
On what lessons he has learnt from his jail term, he said:
“Brethren, never believe women when they say they don’t have money. My wives used to collect money from me all the time, insisting if I didn’t give them we wouldn’t eat. But without giving them any money, somehow they have managed to feed me for over a year without me contributing a single government contract. Go figure!”
Common girl reporting from Kirikiri Prisons
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