2020年3月30日 · Marcus Ibe was a not-too-successful mission school teacher. When he was almost on the verge of dismissal on the basis of a female teacher’s complaint, he joined politics, got elected as a representative of Umuofia and was made Minister of Culture. People referred to him as Chief the Honourable Minister of Culture.

illustrious son, Chief the Honourable Marcus Ibe, was Minister of Culture in the outgoing government (which was pretty certain to be the incoming one as well). Nobody doubted that the Honourable Minister would be elected in his constituency. Opposition to him was like the proverbial fly trying to move a dunghill.

2023年9月28日 · Marcus Ibe, who was once a local mission school teacher, was now Chief the Honourable Minister of Culture in the outgoing government. During his term as a minister, he had amassed a lot of wealth. Thus, ‘politics’ had brought about a great change in the life of Marcus and Roof as well.

Why did the opposing team campaign leader ask Roof to vote for Maduka despite him being an ardent supporter of Marcus Ibe? What changes took place in Rufus throughout the story? To every human comes a time of decision-making.

2019年5月24日 · § Marcus Ibe from People’s Alliance Party (PAP) bribes the people to vote for him through his campaign manager Rufus Okeke (Roof). This is very common in African politics especially for those leaders who betray the people and only come back to them during elections.

2023年10月7日 · We learn that the whole village had voted en masse in favour of the People’s Alliance Party and elected Honourable Marcus Ibe of their village, who had become Minister of Culture in the outgoing government.

2020年3月8日 · The party’s candidate is Mr. Marcus Ibe. Marcus Ibe was formerly a school teacher but he later on becomes the politician and the Minister for Culture. Ibe is a Member of Parliament as well.

Achebe’s protagonist, Marcus Ibe, is a young man who is determined to exercise his right to vote in the upcoming election. Through Marcus’ journey, Achebe sheds light on the challenges faced by voters in Africa, including corruption, voter intimidation, and political violence.

2024年1月17日 · Marcus Ibe after joining politics has become among the richest people in Umuofia. Additionally, he does not help his people but rather enriches himself by investing in a lot of things and in different places.

2020年1月4日 · He is used by Marcus Ibe as his campaign manager but he uses corruption to bribe the voters to be canvass for Marcus. He also takes corruption from the campaign boys of Maduka to vote for him. As a result he ends up spoiling his vote.