ÀGÀBÀGEBÈ
(Hypocrisy)
I have seen things in every facet of life that qualify as àgàbàgebè.
A man beats his wife for no plausible reason - now that's a crime in my estimation next to murder - but family gathers, talk blah blah blah and the woman is asked to kneel down and beg her husband.
Àgàbàgebè!
An elder messes up in the community, he is treated with kid gloves. They say eldership is used for nothing but to cheat the young ones.
Àgàbàgebè!
You are all in the same service. The pinnacle is the Directorship or Permanent Secretary or HLA or whatever. But you tell some that bcos they're not from the Admin line, they cannot reach that top.
Àgàbàgebè!
Y'all are in the same Nigeria. One country supposedly under one Constitution, but when it's time to dispense the opportunities that the nation offers in terms of jobs, advancement, political positions, or even admission for our children, a section is excluded. Reason: quota.
Àgàbàgebè!
A man moves on the road. One man with a convoy of 20 cars. It's a tight traffic, the sun is biting hard but they push you aside so his Majesty, his Excellency could pass. You're lucky if you don't get your side mirror broken. Big man zooms off all the same. Ẹni àmọ̀rí ì báà kú....!
Àgàbàgebè!
There is vacancy for positions in a public establishment like NNPC, CBN etc. No advert are seen these days. The big men just share the positions among their children, their wives and girlfriends. But oh, children of the downtrodden are enrolled in SURE-P, Yes-O, Ó-Yes and N-Power!
Àgàbàgebè!
There are schools now for the rich and poor. You are not told to send or not send your children to certain schools. The school fees regime will tell you that. This class demarcation of educational opportunities will bounce back on us someday.
Àgàbàgebè!
You crave that èṣù and bìlísì should not enter the village yet the baálẹ̀ sells Indian hemp, his wife sells illicit gin and their children extort money all over the place...
Èṣù has not only entered the village, it has built a huge mansion there!
The day we let the veil of hypocrisy be removed from our eyes, is the day we shall begin to have peace and move towards meaningful development.
Meanwhile, we trudge on in a misguided belief that all will be well when we are doing nothing to make all well.
Àgàbàgebè kò níí pa wá n'ilu yìí ó.
Omi Tuntun Ìgbà Ọ̀tun!
Written by
Late Rt. Hon Kehinde Ayoola
January 21, 2019
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