One of the most controversial features of Federation life is that which is governed by the Department of Agriculture, and Hannibal was not only it’s leader, but also for the most part its sponsor and instigator.
An ambitious man, it was to his great misfortune that in the early days of the Federation election campaign he was seriously injured when a bomb exploded underneath his carriage, rendering him unable to continue his campaign.
He was, however, upon his return to health, able to persuade the new President to return him to the job which he had made all his own at the F.D.A.