Chapter 4: New Admin Palava

But before I fit even relax, Amaka for front desk rush come.

She dey run, breath dey heavy, wig dey shift. Na real company alarm clock.

“Manager Ifedike, person from Purchasing say Musa wan bring back the old property management company.”

I pause. My leg freeze for carpet. That one na wahala proper.

I nearly vomit.

The memory of that company still dey haunt me. That year, dem nearly run company down.

That time, na Musa fight to choose property management himself. He bring one funny company, in less than six months, wahala everywhere—security dey push customers, cleaners dey thief company things.

I remember one day, security drag customer for gate because of ID card—nearly land us for police station.

Oga vex, collect property management back give Purchasing. I pick better company wey sabi work.

The new people dey neat, dey greet well, dem even spray air freshener for reception. Staff begin dey smile again.

But na so e be: Purchasing go choose, but Admin go manage. Now, Musa wan carry that yeye company come back, how we wan manage am?

My chest just dey rise. I dey reason if I go fit call my uncle wey sabi one government person to block this move.

I stand up, wan go face Musa, but Sade bitter smile flash for my mind.

I just pause. For my mind, I dey think: who go chop blame if this thing scatter again?

So I tell Amaka, “Make we do proper evaluation. Abeg dey observe well, anything wey no pure, report to me sharp sharp.”

She nod, dey scratch biro, dey look left and right like town crier.

No be only me e affect. Not long after, Old Bayo from Logistics tell me quietly say dem don change the freight forwarder.

He call me for corridor, whisper as if EFCC dey nearby. The thing pain am.

Zainab from HR say dem don swap our headhunter and labour dispatch company too.

Zainab no even smile again. She dey squeeze face anytime Musa name enter matter.

I just give am to Musa—within weeks, he don change everything wey person fit change.

E get one week wey almost all company vendors dey protest for gate. Staff dey hide for canteen till dem commot.

Maybe next, na oga himself he go swap.

I tell Amaka, 'Na only God dey save oga, if not, Musa fit submit transfer form for am too.'