“The union shall retain 10% of all benefits; the Chairman shall get 20% as usual and the elected leaders shall share the remaining 70% according to levels of responsibility.” Said Chief Deekay, Chairman of the General Election Traders and Stockbrokers Union (GETSU).
“Why should Chief Deekay get 20% and the union get 10%, not the other way around?” Kamini, the Trade-off Presidential Candidate asked. “Because he is the stockholder and the scheme operate under his authority”, Chief Deekay retorted, staring intently into each candidate’s face around the table. The candidates nodded their heads in approval. Then, lifting a glass of wine, Chief Deekay stood up and proposed a toast “Here’s to a resounding electoral victory. Long live GETSU, long live our kith and kin!” With their glasses now empty, Chief Deekay called out to the waitresses to serve them food…
Meanwhile, the atmosphere was charged on the conference grounds as delegates and the other candidates criss-crossed each other. In one corner of the conference hall stood two men whispering to each other.
“Noil is a great candidate but there is an allegation against him.” Dedan, clutching a red briefcase said. “Really? I hope you’re not referring to that antiquated propaganda created by Chief Deekay, Chairman of the General Election Traders and Stockbrokers Union (GETSU) to discredit Noil?” Tommy, sitting to his left asked. “Yes, Chief Deekay told me.” “C’mon, don’t mind that guy. He’s only going about damaging Noil’s reputation because he sees him as a threat to his political ambitions. Besides, his own wife accuses him of infidelity. His newly acquired wealth and power has become headache to his wife. How about that?”
“But life is interesting oo! Chief Deekay, who until recently was teaching in a relatively unknown community, suddenly rises to fame and decides to use his power to damage his own friend’s reputation just because he sees him as a threat to his political ambitions. That’s untenable…”
“Well, let’s come back to the substantive issue. I agree Noil is a great guy but there’s more to an election than just being a wonderful person with great ideas. With all the things happening in the union now, and allegations flying about from various quarters, Noil is the only independent candidate we can trust to protect our interest. Can we trust the delegates’ discernment this time round?