*THE STORY OF WOBILIKI WOBIA*
I was a small boy then still struggling to read and write.
But I had some elderly cousins and friends who I’ve to repose confidence on to read out what’s written on pictures of ancient books?
When I remember those days I laugh. Some of those stories were falsified. I will find time to tell you some. You will laugh.
But there was this one about Mr Wobia. It sticks.
Wobia in my language is somebody who likes food without restrictions. The everything goes kind of person.
He’s lazy to work on his farm and he waits for others to bring home food from the farm. Then he goes from house to house greeting when food is ready.
One day, there was a big festival and Wobiliki Wobia was most elated. He came in ready to devour.
A secret meeting was held and it was announced that all food had to pass through Wobia before others were served.
He jubilate. How important he seem to be.
He ate all kinds of food bean cake, yam porridge, rice, beans, meat of different kinds and drank all kinds of wines. Everything on the table found a way into him.
Finally, Wobia was as heavy as stone. Eyes shot for drunkenness, stomach protruded like a nine month pregnant woman.
He began to sweat as he grew very uneasy. Life was unbearable. He cried like a child and whine in anguish. The people jeered.
_Tell them say: Awoof de run belle… When snake swallow money and office of the money manager got burnt. Tell them… The days are numbered._
Back to Wobia…
He fell down in pain, fart as he passed out odious excrement. He litters everywhere. He woke up the following day in the midst of his mess. So stupid and disgustful.
That was the end of an era in Wobia’s life.
*The Lesson for Us All*
The _wobia_ in all of us wants to steal all the money in government coffer.
The Wobia want to do all the work in office – four-man attitude.
The Wobia in all of us want every woman in skirt and every man in trouser.
The Wobia has no restrictions.
The Wobia even on social media want to be everything, he’s the head of those who post junks ?
The Wobia eats everything without restrictions.
The Wobia hurts everything and himself.
Tell our government leaders: stop being a Wobia – _e de run belle_
It’s a matter of time.
A story with a lesson
*WALE ADEWUMI*
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