Seychelles Comedy - State House Anytime Now

Education for all & Hello India

June is here and time to take stock of the achievements of the revolution. The report card gives us an F for bankruptcy but we have commissioned a turnaround in education. The president has always had a soft spot for education. He was the first minister after the coup and today we are reaping the fruits of the socialist experiment. With the ‘Moman’ show done and dusted, the man of the people is off to India to woo some potential investors with his special advisor for Indo Affairs, the good old doctor. Full medical cover provided...


JenPa: A very good morning to you my good Sir. Your performance on your monthly show was commendable. Bring on the candidates and onward with the debate. We now boast four new cameras to catch all the angles. We have to contend with some open dialogue that will help show your humane side. The month of June is here and it is time to bathe in the limelight as we start launching your campaign. You are now firmly established on Facebook and your messages are being filtered through to plenty of fans. We will leave all the political stuff to the rear guard and we shall embark on a ‘shock & awe’ international publicity blitz.

Mr. President: I was quite emotional when I spoke about the necessary reforms we need to implement in our education system. I loved being a teacher and I might retire as an associate professor at SeyUni you know. I will also devote some time to writing my memoirs.

JenPa: Well Sir. You were indeed our first education minister that gave us the young pioneers, NYS, political indoctrination etc... Then Danny Boy continued in your footsteps. The experiment has gone full circle. It is great to see all those young products that have been through your systems and are today taken in by the Jj Spirit.

Mr. President: Education is knowledge. Knowledge is power. We need to grasp this power that drives our mind and with determination we will get there. I just have another five year hurdle. If we need to cohabitate, we will work out a deal. We do not want any ‘Reconciliation Commission’ as we will have too much dirty linen out in the open. I now want to involve the first lady to champion everything to do with education.

JenPa: She should also be involved at UniSey. Rolf will be over the moon with her presence there. Would be a good PR coup you know. But we have to concentrate on the tasks ahead Sir. This month we will focus on some overseas missions. First we will respond to the invite from the Indian government and we will hold high level meetings with the business community. As highlighted by chair Ramadoss, there are severrral, biznes oporrrtunities in India memsaab!

Mr. President: Yeah we have a lot of work to do. I have my long list. We need to finish this high tech hospital as a priority. Then we get some teachers and some investment from ‘Silicon Valley of Bangalore’ and we are set for the future. They are now in competition with the Chinese. And the fact that we are being courted by Arab sheiks intrigues them. Ramadoss has made all the right contacts and I will bring along a high level delegation. I need all my boys to shine. Can we also bring a camera crew along?

JenPa: No need for that Sir. Our camera phones will do the trick. We can then upload on your Facebook page and send the footage back to SBC via U-Tube. We need the crew to be focussed on the events around liberation day. Your press corps has everything under control. We also need some support in the field of defence and legal affairs. We need to secure our safety and security.

Mr. President: “A meeting with the visiting President will be a good opportunity for the Indian Industry to understand the vision of the Government of Republic of Seychelles and the possibilities of investments and joint ventures in Seychelles”. That’s good enough.

JenPa: Indeed Sir, “The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with FICCI and ASSOCHAM is organizing a Luncheon Interaction in honour of the President and his delegation on 2 June, 1300 hrs, at Sovereign II, Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi”. You will find your time spent in this great country to be enriching and uplifting. I am sure it will give you the oomph to carry you into the next elections.

Mr. President: Salaam Bombay! I love those high powered economic diplomatic missions. ‘Mon pe leve debrouye’! Ki wa pe dir? I am sure we will soon see a weekly flight from somewhere in India. We can develop a lot of partnerships with our neighboring friends. We need them as much as they need us. We used to play the US vs USSR in the ‘80s so we have the experience to handle India and China JP.

JenPa: Sir we already have some great investors from India and one of them is our Ambassador at large. So let’s hope he can open some doors for us. After all, he owns a good chunk of our islands. He also needs to donate a bit more to the community. All he does is set himself up with the best estates. We also have a case on our hands with the concrete tower at Soleil D’Or.

Mr. President: Indeed JP. I would have rather seen Ton Jim calling it ‘home sweet home’ than this illusive guy who has disappeared and left his elephant stables behind. Maybe the Sheik would like to have it don’t you think?

JenPa: Perhaps you can discuss that on your next trip to Abu Dhabi. There might be a horse race coming up soon. I will check on the invite schedule. Meanwhile, the Antonov has resumed its daily runs and discharging its belly of containers heading straight to the La Misere site.

Mr. President: I gather that the pickup services are in overdrive. You see, at least some dollars are being spent locally. This is what we call economic progress JP. When we need a new reservoir, a new power grid, some turbines; we call our friend the Sheik. He even gives us access to some hot wheels and maybe soon you can also ride on a yacht.

JenPa: Sir I think I will need a break sometime soon. My big day is coming up so I need to sort of recharge the batteries. I cannot be the energizer bunny forever you know. So hopefully I will soon be passing on the Jazz for a fancier number. The new SUVs are quite appealing. But no Sir! I can settle for less than an X5.

Mr. President: You surely deserve to be well looked after my son. You have shown your total devotion and passion for the job. You are now taking it to another level with all the different media in collusion with Pauline & co. You guys have done a great job with the State House website. It is really a showcase of the happenings in our abode. We now need to further develop the section on the first lady. She has taken on some new tasks and needs to be seen in action.

JenPa: OK Sir. Just a small incident to report! Our eyes and ears have ‘eavesdropped’ on an altercation between Dolor and the MSR man at some office in town. He seemed to be badly battered and bruised as he could not handle the ‘Sesel Pou Seselwa’ squabble. At the last count he was trying to get ‘Lepep Ameriken pou note’.

Mr. President: Well we cannot win the battle on all fronts. You wonder why we gave him the boot? Let’s focus on our trips shall we? So then we do a detour via South Africa to see our local referee in action on the world stage right? ‘Fer monte nou pavyyon... ansam pou tou leternite...’
 We need to bring everyone together on this milestone day. We cannot count on the 5th as it was more of a stab in the back. Perhaps the 29th? Hmm... Too close for comfort. Oh well, let’s settle this arbitrarily like our ‘Per Fondater’ so dictated. The 18th it shall be ‘Koste Seselwa’ uh, ‘Ansam pou lavenir’ er ‘gouvernay dan nou lanmen’...zzz zzz