Strip away the cameras and this exact event becomes a story told by survivors.
Three generations on it's tradition.
A few thousand years on, scholars call it myth.
It is very simple here in Rivers State.
For starters, you should get at least 5 well starched white senator wears in your wardrobe.
Create a very strong nickname, very rare and intriguing one. Something like Anefreke of Okirika.
Then, form any useless organisation and award yourself some titles. Something like Ambassador of youth wetin wetin. You'll have to add these titles to your name and make it long.
Then, go ahead and create a movement. Something like, "A worldwide forum for the emancipation of the Niger Delta Youths."
With this, you can now add "convener of so so movement" to your name and use it to claim ownership of structure during political meetings.
Sell your family land and buy 2005 corolla. This would be very helpful to increase your status at the bargaining desk.
Anytime you receive calls, don't tell the person you're in Okirika, Etche, Enohua, or Ikwerre. Tell them you're in Portharcourt always. You have a meeting with SSA on whatever portfolio. The local politicians would start taking you seriously and some strong stakeholders would start approaching you for your support.
With this, you're set as a politician.
And don't forget, make sure you're always carrying 2 to 3 phones at all times and while in any meeting with some leaders, tell 4 to 5 of your friends to call you for any reason you can create. They need to know that you're a busy person.
Yeah, this is likely just a mass grave site now. Unfortunately, there are some things that we as humans are incapable of stopping. This is one of those things.