*(MY FIRST DAY ON CAMPUS CONT…)* – *EPISODE 2*📖✍🏾👳🏻
Heading back to the car, this time around with full concentration, “ Una don even pack sef “…I said
silently as my big head kept swinging left and right in annoyance. I moved towards my dad, I knew he wouldn’t challenge me as he understands such adventures are necessary. He was still in the car playing that his so-called old school hit single by Ebenezer Obey, he just didn’t know how much those kind of songs turned me off. I decided to rest my nerves a bit as I sat at the entrance of the car with my two prada sandals still outside firmly seated on the gravel-like surface of FrancoKrumah car pack.
For clarification sake, Francokrumah is
the land space between ALVAN and
ENI-NJOKU, mind you, I'm not
referring to the Sen.ALVALANCHE.
here was or rather is the name of a
popular and the most rugged hostel on UNN campus, where male
freshers are deposited, likewise Nkrumah, which is meant for those just-clocked-puberty girls
who form as if they just won a competition with Nicki Minaj as the
runner up. The two hostels are just
opposite each other and some space like boundary between them is what
was named Francokrumah by God-knows-who
and for God-knows-what reason, they
will probably change it to my name one day, I believe, NO! I prefer
changing the name of the school instead...What am I saying??
Gibberish...
“ Let’s help you get your stuffs inside ” my mum
said. “ Seems there’s a screening going on there
that I must complete before I can enter“, I told her as I pointed in the direction of the entrance where the screening was taking place, “ Oya go and
get it done now, if you like you can engage in a
journey of a forceful return again “, she cut in..
I adjusted my swag as I headed for the screening,
got there and I didn’t even know where to go and what to say. “You must be a fresher!”, a somewhat not-so-goodlooking huge man challenged me with his
dragon-like intimidating voice, I swiftly nodded in
approval… “Then you will need your online bedspace
application form, admission letter, payment slip
photocopy, clearance form, birth certificate, local government certificate, WAEC result, Post UTME result, Guarantor’s filled form, course form, #500
SUG fee and #2000 ID Card fee for your hostel
clearance”…He listed as I looked at him surprisingly …”
hunhun, why una no ask for international passport?
Or green card?”, I almost said it loudly as I
wondered why they decided to pose a stress by requesting such much documents all because of hostel clearance. Well “Eze don tell me say dey go frustrate my life with registrations, seems that’s
the only truth that weird guy told me though”.
I proceeded to the car to get the documents,
“ what’s the news?”, my dad asked, “This people
can trouble someone ehn, I was told to bring like
10 of my documents with #4,000 for the
clearance ” I lied to my dad with confidence as I
inflated the fee aggressively…” Things are going off point in this nation, when I was still a student of this great citadel, things were not this hard” , My dad bragged as he reached for his purse to hand me
the liquid cash..” hope this woman no go fall my
hand sha, she fit just say she wan follow me go
where dem dey do the clearance o “, I thought, as I stylishly checked if my mum was concentrating but luckily, she was busy with a call.
“ Hmmm at least , like #1, 500 don add to my
purchasing ability, I go spend die for dis school! ”
I spoke to my ignorant self as I joined the
somehow long but fast moving queue for the
clearance. “ But come o, people dey enter without
any clearance na, and Eze tell me say I fit come back come do am sef ”
For clarification sake, Eze was a neighbour of mine who finished secondary school like 3years before
I did and was not even in a tertiary institution yet, but he claimed to know almost everything
about the school even more than an alumnus, so his job was to go from
house to house gisting people about university life which he had never
experienced, though 90% of whatever he told me were deposited in the
LIE folder of my belief".
“I’m through with the clearance” I lied as I
concluded to get it done sometimes later. “ Let’s help you move your stuffs in “, as expected, we unleashed the loads from where they were stashed, I was instructed to carry an obviously heavy baggage and
tightly packed Ghana-Must-Go sack packaged by my mum, “ y dis one kon heavy like dis, sey na rock dey inside nii “, I murmured… “ I can’t allow you go hungry in school, so I had to pack anything that will last you a while without worries “, I blushed at my Mum’s reply which stimulated more strength for me to lift the loads.
Struggling continously with my luggage as I strive
forward towards the entrance with my dad
bouncing in front of me with free hands…” chai, dis man no even fit help me carry small of dis load, well, na big man, e no go make sense if e dey follow me struggle with load for public “… I was still busy in thoughts when I heard someone hailing my dad from afar…”De Fellyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That was my dad’s nickname in school, guess who hailed him?? It was that man that told me the requirements, unfortunately he was my Dad’s old school mate who couldn’t strive through the challenges of life and ended up being a hall
warden…”I don die! Iffa hear say ma papa no
catch me today, see how people dey stretch #2000 to the man wey dey hail am wen me don collect #4, 000 from am, e go wan go meet the man ooo”… I shouted in thoughts as my dad and the man’s conversation goes thus.. Hall Warden: Felly de Felly!!!!!!
Tell me you brought your son !!!
My Dad: Yes ofcourse, what other reason would I have to be here.
Hall Warden: Oh! Where’s your son?
My Dad: Here he is, Come closer boy…
“ My dad pointed at me as I was trying to hide at a guy’s back, unfortunately, the guy was too short, the only part of me he could cover was my feet to my belly, my face was just so glaring ”
Hall Warden: Oh he really looks like you though, I
think I’ve seen you today
“ I stay fixed to a point with all eyes on me, I
nodded”
Hall Warden: But you’ve not done the clearance….
“ He couldn’t complete the deadly statement
before my dad cut in with the deadliest question directed to the him …”
My Dad: You guys are not trying o… How come the fee is so high just for hostel clearance???????????????
…I fainted in spirit while my physical self started
singing silently “Yawa dey ooo!!!”…
To be continued…………
Heading back to the car, this time around with full concentration, “ Una don even pack sef “…I said
silently as my big head kept swinging left and right in annoyance. I moved towards my dad, I knew he wouldn’t challenge me as he understands such adventures are necessary. He was still in the car playing that his so-called old school hit single by Ebenezer Obey, he just didn’t know how much those kind of songs turned me off. I decided to rest my nerves a bit as I sat at the entrance of the car with my two prada sandals still outside firmly seated on the gravel-like surface of FrancoKrumah car pack.
For clarification sake, Francokrumah is
the land space between ALVAN and
ENI-NJOKU, mind you, I'm not
referring to the Sen.ALVALANCHE.
here was or rather is the name of a
popular and the most rugged hostel on UNN campus, where male
freshers are deposited, likewise Nkrumah, which is meant for those just-clocked-puberty girls
who form as if they just won a competition with Nicki Minaj as the
runner up. The two hostels are just
opposite each other and some space like boundary between them is what
was named Francokrumah by God-knows-who
and for God-knows-what reason, they
will probably change it to my name one day, I believe, NO! I prefer
changing the name of the school instead...What am I saying??
Gibberish...
“ Let’s help you get your stuffs inside ” my mum
said. “ Seems there’s a screening going on there
that I must complete before I can enter“, I told her as I pointed in the direction of the entrance where the screening was taking place, “ Oya go and
get it done now, if you like you can engage in a
journey of a forceful return again “, she cut in..
I adjusted my swag as I headed for the screening,
got there and I didn’t even know where to go and what to say. “You must be a fresher!”, a somewhat not-so-goodlooking huge man challenged me with his
dragon-like intimidating voice, I swiftly nodded in
approval… “Then you will need your online bedspace
application form, admission letter, payment slip
photocopy, clearance form, birth certificate, local government certificate, WAEC result, Post UTME result, Guarantor’s filled form, course form, #500
SUG fee and #2000 ID Card fee for your hostel
clearance”…He listed as I looked at him surprisingly …”
hunhun, why una no ask for international passport?
Or green card?”, I almost said it loudly as I
wondered why they decided to pose a stress by requesting such much documents all because of hostel clearance. Well “Eze don tell me say dey go frustrate my life with registrations, seems that’s
the only truth that weird guy told me though”.
I proceeded to the car to get the documents,
“ what’s the news?”, my dad asked, “This people
can trouble someone ehn, I was told to bring like
10 of my documents with #4,000 for the
clearance ” I lied to my dad with confidence as I
inflated the fee aggressively…” Things are going off point in this nation, when I was still a student of this great citadel, things were not this hard” , My dad bragged as he reached for his purse to hand me
the liquid cash..” hope this woman no go fall my
hand sha, she fit just say she wan follow me go
where dem dey do the clearance o “, I thought, as I stylishly checked if my mum was concentrating but luckily, she was busy with a call.
“ Hmmm at least , like #1, 500 don add to my
purchasing ability, I go spend die for dis school! ”
I spoke to my ignorant self as I joined the
somehow long but fast moving queue for the
clearance. “ But come o, people dey enter without
any clearance na, and Eze tell me say I fit come back come do am sef ”
For clarification sake, Eze was a neighbour of mine who finished secondary school like 3years before
I did and was not even in a tertiary institution yet, but he claimed to know almost everything
about the school even more than an alumnus, so his job was to go from
house to house gisting people about university life which he had never
experienced, though 90% of whatever he told me were deposited in the
LIE folder of my belief".
“I’m through with the clearance” I lied as I
concluded to get it done sometimes later. “ Let’s help you move your stuffs in “, as expected, we unleashed the loads from where they were stashed, I was instructed to carry an obviously heavy baggage and
tightly packed Ghana-Must-Go sack packaged by my mum, “ y dis one kon heavy like dis, sey na rock dey inside nii “, I murmured… “ I can’t allow you go hungry in school, so I had to pack anything that will last you a while without worries “, I blushed at my Mum’s reply which stimulated more strength for me to lift the loads.
Struggling continously with my luggage as I strive
forward towards the entrance with my dad
bouncing in front of me with free hands…” chai, dis man no even fit help me carry small of dis load, well, na big man, e no go make sense if e dey follow me struggle with load for public “… I was still busy in thoughts when I heard someone hailing my dad from afar…”De Fellyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That was my dad’s nickname in school, guess who hailed him?? It was that man that told me the requirements, unfortunately he was my Dad’s old school mate who couldn’t strive through the challenges of life and ended up being a hall
warden…”I don die! Iffa hear say ma papa no
catch me today, see how people dey stretch #2000 to the man wey dey hail am wen me don collect #4, 000 from am, e go wan go meet the man ooo”… I shouted in thoughts as my dad and the man’s conversation goes thus.. Hall Warden: Felly de Felly!!!!!!
Tell me you brought your son !!!
My Dad: Yes ofcourse, what other reason would I have to be here.
Hall Warden: Oh! Where’s your son?
My Dad: Here he is, Come closer boy…
“ My dad pointed at me as I was trying to hide at a guy’s back, unfortunately, the guy was too short, the only part of me he could cover was my feet to my belly, my face was just so glaring ”
Hall Warden: Oh he really looks like you though, I
think I’ve seen you today
“ I stay fixed to a point with all eyes on me, I
nodded”
Hall Warden: But you’ve not done the clearance….
“ He couldn’t complete the deadly statement
before my dad cut in with the deadliest question directed to the him …”
My Dad: You guys are not trying o… How come the fee is so high just for hostel clearance???????????????
…I fainted in spirit while my physical self started
singing silently “Yawa dey ooo!!!”…
To be continued…………
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