The Offer

**The Offer** is the pilot episode of *The Governor*. It premiered on July 7, 10pm (CAT), 2016 in Nigeria. It, along with rest of the show, was released on Netflix in August, 2020. Govenor Peter Akale sufferes a major accdient, as the politcal state of Savanah is thrown into turmoil, with Angela Ochello, the Deputy Govenror, in the middle of it all.

The episode after this is The Signing.

### Characters (all debuted)

* Angela Ochello
* Carl Bello
* Chief Thompson
* David Ochello
* Diane Momoh-Alli
* Dr. Fred
* Dr. Jalo
* Elizabeth Maga
* Friday Bello
* Gbenga Momo-ali
* Goke
* Henry Duke
* Iffy Ochello
* Kunle (cameo)
* Linda and Joyce
* Lola
* Magdalen Akale
* Musa
* Patrick
* Peter Akale
* Sam
* Senator Briggs
* Sheri Jacobs
* Toju Ochello
* Victor (cameo)

## Summary

### Synopsis

Deputy Governor Angela Ochello, and the poltical state of Savanah is thrust into chaos, when Governor Peter Akale falls into a coma, folliwng a severe car accident. While Henry attempts to diffuse the situation, the Big Three are quick to react to ensure their intrest are met. Meanwhile, Angela and her family can't help but think about the future of politics and her political future in Savanah State.

### Outline

Angela Ochello is at her office in the Governor's Office, where she and Lola is preparing to depart. She, Lola, and Sam, meet Govenor Peter Akale, Musa, and Henry Duke outside his parked convoy. After a short talk, they leave to another part of the office, where a annual press confrence has been prepraed. Gbenga wacthes from Angela's office, proud of her daughter, while Akale delivers his speech to the press. Meanwhile Angela's family is relaxing, as hsuband Dvaid and son Toju settle in. The press confrence ends, and Akale and his team return to their convoy. Before leaving Angela is asked a question by Elizabeth Maga of SNTV News. Henry intervenes, and Angela ask if Peter and his team are going to Ajase State, to attend the funeral of an asteemed memebr of their respetive state legilature, who is also shares the poltical party with Akale. Angela retires Lola, returns home at (NAME), and dismisses Sam. Mr. Patrick begins to serve food, and Toju levaes for his room. Not long after, Angela get's terrible news: Peter Akale has been hospitalized.

Gbenga, David, and Angela make their way to the hospital, wher ethey speak with Hnery and Musa. Henry says a truck lost control, and slammed into the car, servrely injuring Akale. Dr. Fred explains that Akale, although stable, would require more time for observing. The Big Three arrive, and conclude Akale will most likely survive. Dr. Jalo suggested flying Aka;e out for better treatment, but Sobifa said it was not nececeary. Henry reminded the group that Angela was the acting governor until *oga's* return. Jalo, Briggs, and Thompson, not pleased with revelation, tell Hnery to seal information pertaining to Akale. Angela returns home, as both David and her express concern.

The next mroning, Dr. Fred airs his doubts of Akale's survival, although breifly, to Henry. Magdalen, arrving from the Governor's Mansion sobs at the skght of her husabnd, and begs for Henry to assit with a afster recovery. Later in the day, Linda and Joyce receive more details from Angela after stopping by. Joyce because estaic with her friend's new staus. They leave, not before David reminds them of the pepper soup they owe him. Soon after, Iffy and her boyfriend, Carl, arrive. Admitng the event is atragedy, tehy also point out the possibility of Angela becoming Governor. David and Angela dismiss the possibility. Carl tells Angela that his fatehr, Friday Bello may be a ExCo meeting. By nightfall, after much convincing, David allows both to return to university. Meanhwile at the hospital, Magdalen comaplins to Hnery about a report made by ITV News about Akale. Magdalen suggetsed making plans to have Peter flown out to Zurich, Switerland, unless condintions improve.

At the Ochello house the next morning, Toju and David talk about his academic future. Toju assures David he will be fine, and syas he plans to "pop into Kunle's" later. Gbenga, at his own home, comments to his wife, Diane, taht tensions have been rising, and the Governor being incapciated is no good. Angela, after wiaitng for arpund an hour, is allowed to see the Govenor per Musa's directive. She compalined to David earlier about some inetrnal parnoia about Peter and the Big Three. Once inside the private ward, Dr. Fred explains Peter's diabetes is casuing his brain to swell, and any opertaion would risky, considering the lack of equipment.

Friday Bello, Henry Duke, and memeber of the Akale Cabinet were meeting in the confrnce room of the Governor's Office, for an emergecny ExCo Meeting. Thye discuss the Chinese Deal, one that Friday wants to push throughas fast as possible. Henry, citing the various amendents made to the intial draft, sugegst waiting for Peter's return, before deliverying the deal to the Chinese Ambasador. Following this, the cabinet discuss insufficent allocation for the avrious departments, to which Friday denies. He insults Commioner Sheri Jacobs of Women's Affiars, to Henry's displeasure. In Angela office, she learns from Lola that the cabinet is hodling an emergecny ExCo meeting, which has been taking place since earlier in the morning. Angela, furious, makes a surpise entrncae during the meeting. Angela immedietly request what they're discussing, and hnery replies issues with contrcat payments for comapnies asked to build infustructure in Savanah, have been asked to be sped up by said companies. To Friday's schock, Angela ask about the virtually classified Chinese deal, and the related iron ore reserves in Alese. The meeting evntually concludes, and Angela is concerned about why the cabinet is holding meetings without her. Although Henry attempst to explain, Friday does not mince words, and advices Angela to return home to her family, rather than be involved with politics. Later at Chief Thompson's house, Friday airs his concerns about Ochello to the Big Three. Thompson and Briggs suggest she is not of much concern, and will not be problematic. Friday is not so convinced, and begins to spread ideas about the possibility og the Big Three's fading power, and what they could loose if Ochello, Hnery, and possibly Magdalen, 'seized power.' Jalo, begins to understand Friday's complaints and vents his own fears about Angela. Thompson reminds the men that throughot their sucsseion plan, Angela Ochello is never an option. Wanting to ensure a smooth route power for his allies, he suggets having Angela step aisde in the case of Peter's death.

Angela returns home, and speaks to Dvaid about the goings-on in the government, and how descionsa are being mad ewithout her knowledge. David advises speaking to Gbenga. Before prepraing for bed, she receives a call from Chief Thompson, to both their surpise. He ask her to dicuss her poltical future at his residence. She changes outfits, and arrives at the Thompson residence. After giving her praise, the Big Three get to the point, and explain that evcasue their party opeartes on compromise, her suuden rise to power would upset the party and poltical balance in the state. They cut to the chase, and ask for a resignation would from Angela, After assuing her board appointmets and various government postions for after her reignation, Angela leaves, and the Big Three return to their future plans.