The
main
challenge
for
this
day
was
to
somehow
move
Goodwill
and
the
John
Holt
support
boat
over
the
Jebba
dam.
First
things
first
though
as
the
local
community
had
decided
to
bestow
a
chieftaincy
upon
Steve
Dunstone.
This
involved
a
ceremony
which
took
place
beside
the
river
and
required
Steve
to
be
dressed
appropriately
in
local
apparel,
complete
with
headwear.
Steve
is
now
Chief
Steve
Dunstone
and
Special
Advisor
on
Water
Resources
to
the
local
people
at
Jebba.
The
main
task
of
the
day
then
started
whilst
part
of
the
team
returned
to
Bajibo
to
present
that
community
with
schoolbooks.
The
movement
of
the
boat
required
the
use
of
an
aged
trailer
attached
to
a
tractor.
Unfortunately
the
tractor
driver
refused
to
allow
even
the
tractor
tyres
to
become
wet
so
the
trailer
was
detached
and
moved
into
the
water.
This
allowed
the
support
boat
to
be
floated
onto
the
trailer
which
was
then
manhandled
to
the
tractor.
Thinking
that
the
hard
work
was
over
team
allowed
the
tractor
to
set
off
to
the
other
side
of
the
dam.
A
short
while
later
we
received
word
that
the
trailer
had
broken
and
the
team
rushed
to
see
the
damage.
The
trailer
turned
out
to
have
broken
into
several
pieces
and
was
completely
unusable
but
the
support
boat,
although
scratched
after
a
10m
slide
along
the
road,
was
otherwise
undamaged.
After
much
hassle
with
a
crane
that
broke
and
became
stuck
next
to
the
stricken
support
boat,
the
vessel
was
finally
moved
to
its
required
location
at
a
village
called
Magi
with
help
from
the
locals.
Goodwill's
transportation
ran
more
smoothly
and
by
sunset
both
of
the
boats
were
in
the
river
near
to
Magi
with
the
villagers
promising
to
take
good
care
of
them.
Meanwhile,
the
other
members
of
the
team
had
driven
to
Bajibo
to
a
warm
welcome
and
an
audience
with
the
village
head.
Gifts
of
a
plaque
from
the
City
of
Truro
along
with
a
number
of
boxes
of
schoolbooks
and
educational
materials
were
presented
by
Simon
Hendra.
Several
local
dignitories
made
sincere
speeches
and
Caroline
was
given
the
honour
of
receiving
the
title
of
Saigi.
A
Saigi
is
the
only
female
member
of
the
committee
of
King
Makers.
This
committee
decides
upon
the
selection
of
a
new
Emir
and
so
this
was
a
great
privilege.
|
Steve
is
made
a
Chief
The
broken
trailer
Villagers
come
to
the
rescue
and
carry
the
boats
Fish
from
the
Niger
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