You know that I can look for trouble, especially women’s trouble. That was how I wrote an essay asking just how many men can today describe their wives as jewels of inestimable value. If you did not go to the secondary school that Editor went to, you would have heard that Chief Obafemi Awolowo at the prime of his career had described his wife the influential Chief HID Awolowo as a jewel of inestimable value.
In the article, I talked about her qualities and much more importantly, I mentioned her contributory powers to that of the late sage while still not climbing that one’s head.
As expected, the women came at me. You know I am not afraid of them as I am celibate. That is the worst they will do to me – deny me of sex and me, I am kuku not doing again.
One very telling response was a rejoinder written by a female lawyer. She queried if I had even considered how Awolowo treated his jewel in the first place.
You know how women used to like to come back with obstructive arguments. Here I am saying that why can’t you all be like HID Awolowo and instead of them to just answer, they are answering my question with questions. Why not go to Ikenne and be asking Awo’s statue that question. What has Awo’s behaviour got to do with my point and question.
How many women today can be described as jewels of inestimable value whether their men are Awolowo or Tuface? You see Mama’s qualities were sound irrespective of who she was married to.
Trying to tie her sterling qualities to Awo’s behaviour is denigrating the very sweet mother and wife. It is saying that if Awo was like Charly Boy, then Mama would not have been a jewel.
That is the problem with our women, always looking for fault everywhere but themselves. Mbok, leave Chief Awolowo out of this and answer a simple question – how many of our women can be described as jewels of inestimable value? If I answer, they will beat me I swear.
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