Lord, Let Them Listen To The Old Lady OO.

The only thing the Old lady did not say is that the sons of Adam are more generous than the daughters of Eve, because most of the Daughters of Eve have glued on their hands, and I know the Old lady na hear this one plenty time, even herself know that she have glued on her hands too.

Dear Father,

So the Old Lady says we the sons of Adam can steal more than the women them ehn? Yes, oo, they say the Old Lady says we the men them get plenty outside responsibilities, so we gat to steal small to meet our obligations.

Is that so Father?  Ah, but wait oo Father, was it not you who said that we the sons of Adam were going to toil the soil to support the Daughters of Eve- and this time I understand toiling to mean hustling. And if you are working in our village council, it means more grease to your elbow, because that is an opportunity for you to chop more-simply put, you are exposed to an elephant meat and you must take yours.

So, what the Old Lady is talking here? The village is an elephant meat and here there are no serious punishments for those who eat the elephant meat, the sons of Adam gat to chop and chop.

I even understand that some of the sons of Adam, I mean our village big people, by the time they get some small appointment all the little girls who had said no to their proposals, are then rounded up because this time now they have some cash to spread around and the girls too, what you think they will do? So yes, the Old Lady is right; the sons of Adam have plenty responsibilities and that is why they steal more than the Daughters of Eve.

The only thing the Old lady did not say is that the sons of Adam are more generous than the daughters of Eve, because most of the Daughters of Eve have glued on their hands, and I know the Old lady na hear this one plenty time, even herself know that she have glued on her hands too.

But wait oo Father, this thing here I na agree. What about the Daughters of Eve, who can put susu with their house keeping money-that is when the man na gave them money for, let say whole month, by the time it reaches the 15 of the said month they come back to say food money  fini. And let us not forget Father, there are some who reduced the amount just to meet up with their “sell-pay” (payment on credited goods.)

Ah, we are na talking about the Daughters of Eve who are in the homes alone oo. What about the ones who also work in the Village Council? Father, yourself ya, who say the people can’t do their small, small thing too?

But then, but then what? I hope you understood the Old Lady well oo. Because she said the sons of Adam can steal more than the Daughters of Eve, she did not say the Daughters of Eve can’t steal.

But Father, I thought they say what men can do women can do even better so it means if the men can steal than the women know how to do it more than the men. That simply means the women can steal but they are very smart in doing it. You mean they are like cat and nobody can easily catch them Father? My grandmother used to say “dig hole and cover hole.”

Anyway, let leave it, everybody can steal but the men can steal more, so say our Old Lady and she is right because there are more concubines to settle.

Umm, Father, so they say the Paramount Chief at the Traditional Council na put up some palace ehn? I see why conned men them na want to hear  anything about assets declaration sef.

You mind them, because they know what they are doing and they are afraid that when people know it ,it will na be easy. I heard the other day da they were on a go slow for delay allowances and benefits. But wait oo Father, I wonder what they can do with all da money?

You know na, they have to settle the concubines and things. Ah, you see, so if the Old Lady says the sons of Adams are more corrupt than the Daughters of Eve then people want to make noise.

But Father, what about the Daughters of Eve, who can steal their house keeping and husband’s money to give it to the little boys? How do you call da one, is it god son or what?