Mourning in the Evening is a satire of political corruption. It is about irresponsibility on the part of the political class represented by Joy, the protagonist. His journey into the terrain of politics (as an elected senator) is initially with a good intention but later allows his greedy and power drunk wife to wield negative influence over him. Joy is introduced into politics by a man named Destiny, a successful businessman. Joy and Destiny meet through their daughters; Patience and Blessing, who are classmates. Joy squanders the people's goodwill with his inertia, greed and personal...