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29/03/2021

A student failed in law and decided to
make a deal with the Professor.
STUDENT: Sir, do you know everything about law?
PROFESSOR: Yes.
STUDENT: If you can answer this question, I will accept my final marks,
if you cant, you have to give me "A".
Professor agreed.
Student asked: "What is legal but not
logical, logical but not legal and neither legal nor logical?"
Professor thought about it for hours and
pondered. No answer. He had to finally give up as he really did not know. He gave the boy his "A".
The following day, Professor asked same question to his students.
He was shocked when all of them
raised their hands. He then asked one
student.
He answered: Sir, you are 65, married to
28 years old woman, this is legal but not
logical. Your wife, is having an affair
with a 23 years old boy, this is logical but
not legal. Your wife's boyfriend has failed in his exam and yet you have given
him an "A", this is neither logical nor
legal!
The Professor was admitted at hospital

12/03/2021

THREE GENERATIONS
WRITTEN BY OGECHI ALABI
CHAPTER 10
Nwakaego continued to do her trade. She became a big wholesaler carrying trailer loads of goods to Port-Harcourt for sale. Her business was all she knew. She didn’t have time for relationships; she was too busy and rich to be bothered about a man. She bought land in Port-Harcourt and built a guest house which accommodated travellers and businessmen and women. She had a room there for accommodation. Nobody knew she owned the building as she lived a lowkey life.
Nwakaego ensured her daughter attended the best primary school which was a missionary school in the village. When she was ready for secondary school, she sent Nwanneka to a missionary boarding school so she would have enough time to do her business.
Nwanneka grew up with her mother’s family but was a regular visitor at her father’s family house. As long as papa was there, she visited every holiday. Christmas and New year celebrations were spent there. She was known as Anozie’s daughter and her mother made her feel proud to be referred to as that.
“Is that not Anozie’s daughter. Eww, she looks so much like her father. This is were Anozie gave birth to himself. Nwakaego has done well singlehandedly training this child”
“Ada Anozie, your father died well. He must be proud of his nwunye in his grave. See how well you are looking. Nobody will believe you are a fatherless child”
“Anozie, death has done you bad. Come and see the handwork of your wife. Come and see your beautiful daughter your wife is taking care of. You are a real man”
These and many more were the comments people made when she passed by. She had made friends in both her mother’s compound and her father’s compound. Her paternal grandmother told her she reminded her of her late son. Her uncle Obi didn’t like her at all. Whenever he sees her in her late father’s house (papa told her the house was her father’s before death) he would want to chase her away but Uncle Onyedika would always stand by her. She stayed on his own side of the house.
Her mother had renovated uncle Onyedika’s side of the house with the latest facilities. The kitchen, toilet, and bathroom were now indoors. She wanted to renovate the entire house but uncle Obi refused so she did uncle Onyedika’s side. Uncle Onyedika gave her a room which she locks up when they leave after their visit.
Onyedika got married. Nwakaego bore the entire expense of the wedding. Onyedika had shown her only love and kindness. She reciprocated by organizing a beautiful wedding for him and his bride. He had graduated from the University and had gotten a job in customs through Nwakaego’s help. He was posted to Lagos. It was in Lagos he met Uloma who was from a neighbouring village.
A year after the wedding, Uloma became hostile towards Nwanneka. Nwanneka begged her mother not to allow her to go to visit anymore. It hurt Nwakaego. She knew an enemy was at work. She came back during the Easter holiday without Nwanneka. When asked why Nwanneka didn’t come, Nwakaego explained to papa, mama and Onyedika that Uloma told Nwanneka to leave the house as it did not belong to them. Nwakaego said she noticed when she came that Uloma didn’t greet her. She wonders what she did to warrant such a reaction from her.
To Nwakaego’s amazement, her mother-in-law began to shout outside saying, “Where is that useless girl that does not know her position in this house? You want to chase away my grandchild from her father’s house? You cannot do that; instead, you will leave this house”
“Stop shouting. Uloma, where are you?”
Onyedika was obviously fuming. Nwakaego regretted telling them this way. Uloma, not aware of what she had done came to the obi to answer her father-in-law. The look on her husband’s face spelt doom. Onyedika hardly gets angry but when he does, the reaction is usually disastrous.
“Why were you harassing Nwanneka? Why did you make her decide to run away from her father’s people? Her mother has tried to ensure she gets attached to us and you want to ruin it. The single room her mother and herself are managing is what is ticking you off? Do you realise Nwakaego renovated the house for Onyedika and herself to be comfortable? Please, avoid anything that will bring disunity between you and Nwakaego. You stand to gain more by being her friend”
“You did not hear my side of the story before you concluded Nwanneka is right. What did she say I did to her? Your precious Nwakaego complains and everyone runs around. Mama even you? When did Nwakaego become someone in your eyes”?
“She became someone in my eyes when my husband confided in me that this lady here secretly paid off our debts without telling the whole world. She did not shame us or use our greed against us. She paid the money from her business not even from the lawyer. Nothing you will say about Nwakaego would I believe. That house is Nwanneka’s father’s house. She has a right to live in it. Nobody can chase her away from there or they will have me to contend with”
“Uloma, we had a discussion about this and you still went about your agenda. You are following Obi and his wife, right? You will go back to your people until you learn manners before you come back here. I warned you, I warned you severally. What I have achieved so far is all thanks to mama Nwanneka. If you feel you can make my niece uncomfortable in my house, I would rather you go and stay with your people”
“It hasn’t gotten to that biko. Don’t send your wife away because of me. It is obvious she doesn’t like our presence and I will avoid it completely. Mama, I will bring Nwanneka and she will stay in the house with you and papa so I will be sure she is comfortable.”
“You will do no such thing! It is my house and no wife of mine will undermine me. If Nwanneka cannot stay in the house with us then Uloma isn’t the wife I thought I married. How often is she here that it is causing a problem? I am going to bring her to stay with her father’s family for Easter holidays”
Nwakaego’s hands were tied. Nwanneka joyfully followed her uncle. She loved staying there with her grandparents and cousins because everyone dotes on her except Obi and his family and now Uloma. Nwakaego didn’t want people to forget Anozie so easily. Seeing his daughter is a reminder of his life. It was important to her they always remember.
Nwanneka had blossomed into a beautiful young lady. She had a very attractive body which men couldn’t get their eyes off. It was the fear of her mother that kept many away from her.
She didn’t like her mates. They made her feel dirty because she had filled out in the right places at such a young age. She was tall and she liked her height. She was slim but had hips and a big backside. Her father’s sisters had big backsides but didn’t have hips. Her mother had hips with a small waist which she also inherited alongside a full bosom. At thirteen, she looked like a full-grown woman. The giveaway was her face, you would know she was still a baby.
Her male teachers in school stared at her lustfully which made her uncomfortable and made the other students look at her in disgust. She suffered the same fate at home.
She was close to one of her distant cousins Chidi. Chidi was an undergraduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He was the grandson of her grandfather’s late eldest brother. Chidi was brilliant and intelligent, but he was an introvert. He hardly associated with others in the compound each time he is around. She liked him because he was very brilliant and he had a way of calming her down and uplifting her spirit especially when she is picked on by her peers.
“They are just jealous of you. You are beautiful and every guy's desire. I get jealous when I see other men stare at you. You can imagine how your friends feel about you getting all the attention.”
Her mother and her stepgrandmother promised her she would love her body when she gets older. They told her the other ladies were jealous of her because they knew she was beautiful. Her paternal grandmother always showed her off whenever she was around. This boosted her self confidence even more.
Her maternal grandfather died after a brief illness. Her mother was devastated at his demise. She was brought back from school to attend the burial.

05/03/2021

THREE GENERATIONS
WRITTEN BY: OGECHI ALABI
CHAPTER 8
She went to see the lawyer. There, she told him she wasn’t interested in inheriting anything from Anozie, she was fine the way she was.
“Madam, your husband did all this to protect you. Why would you sound ungrateful? Your husband overheard his brother bragging to his friends that at his demise, he will inherit all he has and also his beautiful wife. He told me his brother had married before him and he had a young wife. He was surprised his younger brother was nursing such intentions against him. He told a close boss about it and he advised him to write a will so that his young family will be protected and wouldn’t be forced to do his family’s bidding. He did this to ensure your future is safe”
“Why would Obi say something like that? Are we sure his death was even ordinary? Why did he insist on coming home that night he died? I keep asking myself questions”
“You wouldn’t get the answers. Only God knows. But you should appreciate all he has done for you and your daughter. We will go to the bank together to transfer to monies in his account into our own account”
Ï don’t have an account”
“We will open one for you first. Let the monies remain in the bank. From what I can see, the family will want to force you to bring the money to them or give them the title of the house. Tell them everything is with me and I have refused to release them because they will come for them against Anozie’s wish. I will never release anything to your husband’s family members even if you ask.”
True to his words, her father-in-law and Obi were in her house two days after her visit to the lawyer. They sat down with her father. They wanted to know how much was in Anozie’s accounts.
“Writing a will is alien to me. We abide by the customs and traditions of our land. We will not deny Nwakaego what is rightfully hers and that of her daughter but Anozie was my son and what he owned should remain in the family. Since Nwakaego decided to leave the family, apart from being a woman, she cannot be in charge of her husband’s possessions when he has a father and brother”
“Ï agree with you. I know nothing about the will. But my question is, why would Anozie who was the Opara of the family and of sane mind decide to write a will to favour his wife? Something must have happened. He knew at his demise his family will not be cared for; it was exactly what played out. My daughter will not challenge your decision to take back what Anozie left to her, she has been able to survive on her own without it. But she will not follow you to the lawyer. He has all the documentation required to gain ownership of everything. If he requires her for anything, let her know”
“But how will he know she is in support of handing over everything to us?” Obi asked.
“Sort it out with him. In as much as she will not challenge you, she will also not purposefully go against her dead husband’s wishes. Go and settle it with the lawyer, the house and monies in the bank doesn’t interest her. It will be her daughter’s house when the time is right. I would appreciate it if you stop coming here to harass my daughter; she did nothing but love Anozie. Tell your wife to stop peddling rumours about her, it is ruining her business. She didn’t ask for any inheritance. If she continues, I might have to involve the Igwe and elders”
Both of them left for Port-Harcourt the next morning to see the lawyer. They informed him that Nwakaego had agreed to relinquish all the properties willed to her father-in-law. They wanted to know how much was in the bank so they could collect it and also the property documents.
“I can see why Anozie decided to write a will. It is because of you, Obi, he wrote this will. How can you be lusting after a man’s possessions while he is still alive?”
“What are you talking about? How did I lust after his possessions?”
“You told your friends during his last Christmas visit that he is working for you and your family. At his demise, you were going to inherit everything he had especially his wife. Did you say this or not?”
Obi was silent. He couldn’t believe Anozie overheard him talking to his friend. Is that the reason he wrote a will so he will never inherit from him? Anozie was sharper than he had anticipated and now he was losing. He had plans to sell the house and make a good fortune for himself.
“From his reaction he obviously said it. What is the way forward now?” his father asked.
“You are not entitled to anything not given to you in the will. You have already shared the gratuity, what more do you want?
“We want to know how much was left in the current and savings accounts that we were entitled to.”
The lawyer could see the greed in their eyes. “The only way you can know is by refunding the gratuity money and then you can be preview to every information about the current account only. That’s the only way”
They agreed to that. They rushed home to see how they would gather the gratuity money and repay so they could have the money in the current account.
The following week, they returned to the lawyer with the full amount. They gave it to him. He asked them to follow him to the bank so they could have access to the account. When they got there, he gave the bank officials the documents required for them to gain access to Anozie’s current account. They spent almost six hours in the bank waiting for them to process the document and issue the bank draft. At the end of the day, a bank draft of the amount was issued to them which they cashed across the counter. When the money was released to them, they were shocked beyond their imagination. The cash given to them was N150.
“What is this?” Anozie’s father asked.
“That is the amount in the current account” the lawyer replied.
“That can’t be, current account holds big money,” Anozie’s father asked.
“That was where his salary was paid, I thought you were aware”
“How can I be aware and return that amount of money back to you in exchange for this. Please, take this and give us back the gratuity money as earlier agreed”
“I can’t do that. You signed an agreement to return the gratuity in accordance with the will for what Anozie left for you which is the money in the current account. That is the amount in the account as you can see. The bank cannot give you what isn’t in the account and that is what Anozie intended for you to have”
“What are you saying? We borrowed money to be able to return the gratuity money. We have no money to return to those we borrowed from. Why did you do this to us?” Obi added looking very confused.
“What did I do to you? You came from your village to find out about what didn’t concern you. You wanted to know what Nwakaego got so you could bully her into releasing the money to you. I knew this and so I refused her gaining access to the monies yet. You came with greed thinking you could get more money but Anozie played a rude game on you. That is all you can have. Nwakaego doesn’t want anything, she has said the inheritance belongs to her daughter and has retained me to continue to manage her assets until the child is of age. You will get nothing”
Anozie’s father and Obi went to Chukwuka, Nwakaego’s father’s house to see him again.
“Please beg Nwakaego to talk to the lawyer to release the gratuity back to us”
“I will do no such thing. Please leave my house. You cannot have your way”
That night, Anozie’s father had a heart attack and almost died. The family had to use the money they collected from the bank for treatment. Their creditors began to visit them demanding for their money. It had become an embarrassment in the village. Obi ran away from the village and so did his other siblings. It was left with his sick father, his mother and Onyedika. Every day brought new drama.
Onyedika went very early in the morning to Nwakaego’s village. He went to her house to see her. She was surprised he was around and she entertained as he had not been rude to her at all. After eating, he went on his knees in front of Nwakaego and said to her,
“Mama Nwanneka, I know we have treated you very badly. Our ill-treatment towards you has come back to haunt us. When someone told father and Obi that a current account is bigger than the gratuity, I was shocked. When he left, I told them it wasn’t possible as it is a chequing account but they shoved what I said aside and decided to visit the lawyer to get the money in the current account. I warned them but they wouldn’t listen. The lawyer asked them to bring back the gratuity before they could have access to the current account. I knew he was trying to scam them but they still didn’t listen to me. They went a borrowing. I knew what would happen and so I refused to join in their stupidity. Do you know how much was in the current account? N150. What is that compared to the gratuity? Father has suffered a partial stroke and is undergoing treatment. The money from the current account is what was used. Now, we have debts we can’t pay. We are being embarrassed daily. Obi that started all this problem has run away and left us with the responsibility. I beg of you, please, help us get some of the money so we pay those that are embarrassing us. Father is even considering selling brother Anozie’s house in the village to pay off the debts. No matter how small, please help us pay off very urgent debts while we look for how to pay off the rest.”
Nwakaego was shocked at hearing all this. She had heard a rumour about some debts the family was owing but didn’t know it was related to Anozie’s gratuity. She was perplexed at his father’s involvement, she believed he was smarter than this. She could sense Obi’s hands in this. He must have convinced them to give up the gratuity for the money in the current account. She didn’t need to be convinced of his greed. Now he has abandoned the family with the responsibility of paying back.
The next morning, she went to see the lawyer. She expressed her disappointment at the trick he played on them knowing they both knew how much was in the current account. She had accepted it as the amount in the savings account over compensated for it. The branch manager had told them Anozie had been saving from his salary since he gained employment at the Railway Corporation. He started work there when he was fresh out of technical college at the age of twenty-three. He had saved enough money to cater for his family in any eventuality.
“Please, my father-in-law is very sick and I don’t want him to die because of debts. Give me the gratuity let me return the money to them”
“You signed an agreement with me asking me to act as the executor of your husband’s will. You wanted everything Anozie left to you to be kept for your daughter Nwanneka when she comes of age. That is what I have done. Your late husband’s family are greedy people and they exhibited it by waiting to change an agreement. They deserve to be in debt for what they put a widow through. I am sure it is Anozie that is punishing them. I will not release a dime to them. Let them go and beg Anozie’s spirit for forgiveness. That was what I told Obi the last time he came here to beg”

THREE GENERATIONS
WRITTEN BY: OGECHI ALABI
CHAPTER 9
Nwakaego didn’t know what to do. She had become prosperous in her business and had even expanded to other produce. Someone wanted to introduce her to Sapele garri which they claimed was hot cake in Rivers state. She would buy from Sapele in bulk and supply to traders in Port-Harcourt. This was her plan until Onyedika came with the news. She took all the money she intended for the business to her in-laws.
When she got to the compound, she saw her father-in-law exercising. She went to meet him. He was overjoyed to see her. “Truly, Anozie has forgiven me. Welcome my daughter, how are you? How is my child Nwanneka?”
Nwakaego burst into tears seeing how frail her father-in-law looked. How did they allow things to deteriorate this bad just because of greed? Her father-in-law spoke to her asking her to stop crying so people won’t think something terrible had happened. He led her into the house but she refused to go there, instead, she led him to the Obi as she was trying to avoid her mother-in-law’s harassment before she did what she came to do.
In the obi, she answered to all his enquiries about her family, health and business. Then she went on her knees and said to him, “Papa, I was not aware of what happened, I just heard about it. I went to see the lawyer yesterday asking him to return the gratuity money to you but he refused. I did not want to touch the money so I asked him to take control over it until Nwanneka is of age. I signed over my rights to him. He said he will not return the money to you. Papa, what I have here will not cover the whole money but it will at least take care of those who come in daily to harass you. As I trade, I will try to do more”
“Nwakaego, you don’t owe us anything rather we owe you. You see my son Obi, he put us in this mess and has disappeared into thin air. It is my responsibility, I allowed greed to get the better of me. I will pay the money no matter how long it takes me.”
“But why is the responsibility on you? Why do you have to pay for it?”
“My child, Obi is sly. He did not borrow any money himself, he used me. I took the responsibility of returning the money. That’s why he can disappear and no one will look for him. I now understand why Anozie hired the lawyer, truly Obi said the things Anozie claimed he said. Obi is covetous but we overlooked it. He is his mother’s son”
“Here papa. This is N1,000. Hide it. Call some of your debtors and pay them. Especially the troublesome ones. Please don’t tell anyone I brought this money biko. It is between the two of us”
“My daughter, this money is too much, it can crumble your business. I will not take it. We have already been disgraced and humiliated. What’s left? I am just waiting for death to take me”
“That’s the problem papa. If you die who will be in charge of the family? Is it Obi that ran away when there was a small storm? Mbanu, papa, pay off your debt. I will help as much as I can. Once you do that, your dignity will be restored”
“My daughter, thank you. I am ashamed of taking this money from you after all you suffered in the hands of my family. I remember when Anozie married you. I asked him if he was happy with you knowing your reputation with suitors and he said to me, “I have never been happier. Papa, I married my wife who God made for me. She is a strong woman who I know will lead this family well in future. She is hardworking and very resilient. She is loyal and the best ally one can have. Nwakaego considers my reputation before doing anything. She loves me to the extent she can lay her life for me, and I can do the same for her” I know, and everyone knows you did not kill Anozie. When the opportunity came for my children to lay their hands on what they have never had before, they called a dog a bad name to hang it. They also transferred their greed to me. I have sworn to my God, it will never happen again. I have repented. I want you to visit us more often. I want reconciliation. You will not take responsibility for my family in any way. Swear to me today, if any of my children come to you to ask for assistance, send them back to me. If you, as a widow, can find your feet, why can’t they? Come and see me whenever you can and bring Nwanneka too”
When Nwakaego departed, Papa Anozie went on his knees even with the pain, raised his hands to the heavens and thanked God. This money was timely. One of his creditors had threatened to take him before the council. Now he could shut him up. He never knew how envious people were of him because of his son Anozie. Now he could redeem his image, at least to an extent. He planned on not telling his wife and children about the money or the source. He wanted them to keep away and think the worst of themselves.
Nwakaego travelled to Sapele to have a feel of the business. She helped the woman sell in Port-Harcourt. A customer called her aside and offered to give her money to bring ten bags of garri. She went back the same day to buy and supply the garri. As the woman got her supply, she was very happy. Other traders wanted the same. They paid her and the next day she came back with a bus full of garri. The woman who introduced her to the business was astonished at the turn of events. “This is favour, mama Nwanneka, this is favour,” she said still amazed.
Nwakaego told her family she was going to her in-laws for Christmas and New year. Her father wasn’t happy about it but she insisted ongoing. She had prepared for the holidays. She bought her father and stepmothers all they needed for Christmas and the New year celebration. It was her in-laws' turn. She had dry fish, crayfish, dried prawns, Sapele garri, and many other items. She intended to buy a fowl or goat if the price is right.
The family was shocked to see her with Nwanneka. Only her father-in-law wasn’t.
“What are you doing here? Have you can to finish what you started?” her mother-in-law asked.
“I invited Nwakaego home. This is her home until she decides to remarry. Nobody here can harass her. I have done up two rooms, a toilet and a kitchen in your husband’s house. You will stay there with Onyedika so you will be comfortable. You can receive your visitors there ……..”
“She cannot receive any visitors there. She should receive them at our house so we will know what is happening. Nothing should be done in secret”
“You want to know if she was given money so you’ll collect it from her. This Nwakaego is different; you can see for yourself. If I see or hear you attempted to take money from her, I will throw you out of this house. Just make the mistake. You can receive your visitors anywhere you want; nobody has the right to tell you where to receive in your visitors”
“You are encouraging her to commit adultery. She should bring men into her room to visit her; where is that done?”
“A widow doesn’t commit adultery. Anozie is dead while she is still alive. I know her and what she is capable of. Onyedika, you are staying there to protect her”
“Why does she have to stay in that house? What happened to this one? Is it too small for her royal highness? After stealing our entitlement, we still have to bend over for her. The house is now Obi’s house, does she want to take it over too?” Anozie’s mother lamented.
“The house belongs to Obi and Onyedika. Obi chose his rooms while Onyedika chose his. She is staying in Onyedika’s area. When I sell the house to pay the debt, I wonder if anything will belong to Obi then. Obi that has not brought a kobo to redeem our debts wants to fight for a house he didn’t build? I am waiting for him. Anyone who tries to frustrate Nwakaego and her daughter in my home will be thrown out. I have said my bit”
Onyedika was glad he would be staying with Nwakaego in the new site. His father had put doors in the rooms, gotten some masons to floor the place well so a bed can be placed there. They built an external kitchen and other amenities. It was very comfortable and reminded her of her husband. She sat by his grave and wept. She was actually happy this Christmas and didn’t want anything to dampen her spirit.
Nwakaego went to her mother-in-law bearing gifts but the woman rejected them without looking at them. Her father-in-law told her to prepare sumptuous meals with them for him to eat. His wife looked at him in anger but he didn’t care. Nwakaeago went to prepare a meal with plenty of dry fish, stockfish and crayfish. She made ofe oha. The aroma filled everywhere. Her father-in-law went to the obi to sit in anticipation of the food to be served. His relatives who perceived the tantalizing aroma came to investigate where it was coming from. He asked them to join him in the obi while they wait. He sent word to Nwakaego of the number of people waiting to eat her delicious delicacy.
Nwakaego came out with the food and greeted her in-laws. They were happy to see her. Since she left for her father’s some of them hadn’t seen her. She served food. They ate to their heart's content and praised her for such a delicious meal.
Her mother-in-law was by the door of their house. She watched the men make fun while eating. “Traitors!” she thought to herself. She was upset at the same time worried. What was Nwakaego’s intention of coming back? Did she come to take over what Anozie gave to her sons? She wouldn’t allow her. She was angry with Obi. He abandoned them when he was needed the most. He was obviously a coward. He had responsibilities as a first son but was dodging them because of the debts he made them incur. Her husband had warned her to steer clear Nwakaego otherwise she will face his wrath. She decided to avoid any confrontation with Nwakaego.
She looked at Nwakaego. She looked very good. She had maintained her weight loss and looked very fresh. How wouldn’t she when she had taken all her son’s assets. She looked even more beautiful than when Anozie was around. She knew she would have many suitors by now. She hadn’t heard anything negative about her. All she heard was how prosperous she had been in business. With so many debts to be paid, she had been worried. Maybe she would convince Nwakaego to help them sort out these debts.
Chijioke came to visit Nwakaego at her in-laws’ place. She was very glad to see him. She had just finished cooking ofe okazi so she offered him some. He initially rejected the food but she convinced him to eat. When he tasted the food, he finished the bowl of foofoo with the soup.
“This is very delicious. Did you make it yourself?”
“Yes, I did. I’m glad you enjoyed it”
“You can make it big in the city with this cooking skill you have”
“Really?”
“I live in Lagos, and I know many bachelors are looking for where to eat very good food; homemade food”
“Lagos is far o”
“It’s not that far. Anyway, how is the business going? I don’t need to ask; I can see it on your body it is going well”
“Honestly, I will be eternally grateful to you and your peers for what you did for me. Look at me, I am looking like a human being now. You rescued me at the right time. The dried fish in the soup is also what I sell. I kept some fish for you so you can take it back to Lagos with you and give your wife”
“Thank you. When is your daughter starting school, so we can make good our promise of training her”?
“Nna, I have become successful in my own little way. I can now afford to train my child in school. I owe everything to you and your age group. All we need are just your prayers. There are other people who desire this help, you have done more than enough for me”
Chijioke couldn’t believe his ears. What manner of woman is Nwakaego? She must be of a special breed. She is rejecting being helped? Many people would never give up the opportunity. He looked at her in disbelieve. He resolved to get his peers together, they will contribute to her to infuse in her business. That will ensure her daughter never lacks.
Anozie’s mother stood by the obi listening to them. She couldn’t believe Nwakaego passed off that opportunity. Was this girl ok? How did she intend to train her daughter when she had the opportunity on a platter of gold.
Later that evening, she confronted Nwakaego in the presence of her husband and Onyedika. She asked why Nwakaego rejected such a juicy offer.
“Mama, I can’t take the offer. Nwanneka will not be a charity case when her father left her with enough to train her in school. Anozie will train his daughter with his money. I do not want anyone approaching her in the future telling her if not for their charity she wouldn’t have gone to school. It will never happen” Nwakaego’s reply caused silence amongst them. She had actually thought this through.
“I’m proud of you my daughter. Even in death, you refused to put your husband to shame because of greed and selfishness. He was on keen on preserving his honour and that is what a well brought up woman with dignity should do.
After the New year celebrations, Chijioke came to visit Nwakaego in her father’s compound. He brought some money for her which he was able to raise from his peers. When he told them what she said about giving the educational fund to other children that need it, they were also as amazed as he was. They gladly contributed more money for her to invest in her business.
Nwakaego rejected the money but Chijioke won’t take no for an answer. He told her it was from the goodness of their hearts they gave to her. She was grateful. The money would take her father-in-law further away from debt. She packed Sapele garri, dried fish, dried prawns and crayfish for Chijioke to travel back with. She gave him two extra bags to share with his peers who had touched her life with their show of love.
That evening, she went to see her father-in-law. She gave him half of what Chijioke had given her to help reduce the debts. The other half she intended to trade with so she could give him with the interest on it. Her father-in-law cried tears of joy. He walked with her to one of his creditors who had just come that day to make trouble. He paid him in her presence. They walked together until he paid out all the money. She removed N50 from her wrapper and gave him to go home. He was good to her and she appreciated it.
Nwakaego continued to do her trade. She became a big wholesaler carrying trailer loads of goods to Port-Harcourt for sale. Her business was all she knew. She didn’t have time for relationships. She was too busy and rich to be bothered about a man. She bought land in Port-Harcourt and built a guest house which accommodated travellers and businessmen and women. She had a room there for accommodation. Nobody knew she owned the building as she lived a lowkey life.