In context, the phrase "On the other hand" (paragraph 4,
sentence 3) serves to

In context, the phrase "On the other hand" (paragraph 4,sentence 3) tells those ordinary people also have some expectations and ideas about their life.                                                          

Explanation:

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”