But by my family’s calculation, I am over 80 because my late first child was born in 1960. However, I remember that my father, Sholari, worked with the Nigerian Railway Corporation and also practised as a goldsmith, while my mother, a twin, was a trader on the Lagos Island. My paternal grandfather, Arabakugu, hailed from Ile Lagade in Sagamu, Ogun State.When I was about 10 years old, there was a serious fight in Lagos; something like a war. At the time, a lot of people were killed.
Later, my father was informed that his elder brother had died and we should return to our hometown. That was how my father returned us to Sagamu.My father refused to send me to school. He had four children and the first child died, remaining three of us; we were all females. We asked him to send us to school, but he refused. He said he could not send a female child to school. However, he decided to send another family member’s son to school.He has been good to me.
My second child also went to school. But he stopped at primary school level. He suddenly took ill and we spent a lot of money on him before he survived it. My third child also suddenly took ill and died.I have lots of things that trouble me. When I am lost in thought, people would call my name and I would not be able to hear them. The biggest is the problem of my only surviving son. Because of ill-health, he could not go beyond primary school.
My son also had a plantain plantation. When it was time to harvest, they took everything. When the father died, they did not allow him to have access to the plantation. They turned the land to a shrine. I live with this pain.I take a walk round the compound as my health permits.I enjoy good music. When I was young, I followed every dance groups in town. No fun passed me. And marriage did not stop me from having fun.I like old school songs. Singers like Egba, Ayinla and Ligali.
I love social gatherings and I have been politically active for sometimes now. It was just recently I was asked to stop going out for rallies because of my age.Today’s young women have become something else. They wear clothes that expose their nakedness. They visit men in the day time and engage in all forms of immoralities. I always rebuke the girls I know are into immoral acts. In our time, things weren’t like that. Girls don’t give themselves to men cheaply.
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Olden days things, am happy that mentality is fast fading away.
He needs to be examine
That is the Dad who refused to see afar off, not knowing that if you educate a girl child, you've educated a nation. For male and female created HE them to be fruitful and multiply. If you allow only the male to be fruitful, things will not work well, as it is written.
toluogunlesi There is a girl in my area, she is about to be married off because step mom blocked all avenue of sending her to school.
Let dad know that female children also have tomorrow.
What kind of a man is that that a refused or failed to educate his female children?
Chai
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