i pride myself on the fact that i'm a man. truly, i do. thanks to the African culture and tradition. back in those days when i was still a boy, always clad in a multi-coloured underwear or "obante" (as was popularly known then in my village), i had an exciting experience. each time my mum had a visitor, she would invite me to come and break the kola nut. at first, i was embarrassed and saw the action as an insult to her. but she rightly informed me that i was indeed a man. and that no woman was allowed, in our culture, to break kola nuts in the presence of a man. whaaooooo! "is that so?" i said to myself. so i gladly assumed that role... the role of breaking kola nut whenever a visitor came to our house... the role of a man. a man-boy! take note pls... i'm not opposing this tradition. i am a real African man. but then something bothers me seriously; the dehumanization of women. the present government has done much to elevate the Nigerian women. but a lot still needs to be taken care of. that's the reason i tagged this post: "Women De-powerment." in several ways, the dignity of women has been dragged to the mud via:
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Girl-child labour
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Domestic Violence
Aftermath of domestic violence
once BEAUTIFUL, now AWFUL!
Rape! Rape! Rape!
guys abeg make una slow down. abi una wan drive our women into extinction? but let me ask... can a man rape his wife?
how?
why?
when?
where?
women speak out now or remain silent 4ever!
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