Obi nkwo an Igbo villager who through a community scholarship given to him by the Umofia Progressive Union UPU is sent to England to attain the only hope of advancement in the colony a European education Upon his return he settles into a senior government post which he eventually loses to corruption by an acceptance of bribery After Obi is caught and is facing trial for bribery The Umofia Progressive Union describes obi as A man who runs after sweet things of Lagos This paper will therefore dis