The Governor of our time

Abstract

At a time when a new discovery of oil in the Southern part of his state spells a brighter future and a turning point in the middle of second decades in power, the governor of our time has to deal with a tribal revolt in the area where the deposits of the black gold lie, he has to stump out corruption and political witch hunting that is threatening to tear his cabinet right in the middle; and as if that is not enough in his in -tray, he stumbles upon a rare spectacle of young talent and beauty, on his visit to the villages in the South, a talented beauty that explodes his passions and stretches his moral integrity to the limit even threatening to tear up his family. Here is the story of a governor whose deep humility, sense of responsibility and cultural conservatism, ironically, conspire to ruin him. The Governor of Our Time is a play exploring the problems that hinder National unity, tracing the root to bad leadership, and personal prejudice. It offers the proposition that the root cause of bad leadership is when leaders are drawn away from their responsibilities, by personal desires, by allowing distractions from their core responsibilities. The basic idea is that the root of bad leadership is a tainted moral integrity, and the inability to keep kin and cronies in check.