Adde Adekosan
By
Abdulrahman M Abu-yaman
eda-gogogi
to mark our anniversary, i said
to her, ‘demand anything, and
it shall be gifted to you’. she sat
and pondered for a while. but
the answer she gave was neither
a diamond necklace nor a golden ring,
neither was it a platinum bracelet nor
a silver anklet. for we all know women
evaluate their self worth with
precious metals. so, asking the million
dollar question of demanding “anything”
would have sparked out any of the aforementioned
prejudices. but nay! all she demanded was
eda-gogogi! and i was like
‘seriously?’ as i wondered what she needed
it for. but on a closer observation after
its purchase, i figured out that she had grown
a few inches taller than before. the lady i literally
looked down on, when we both stood to have
our tête-à-tête, now brushes shoulders with me
and look me direct in the eyeballs ever since the
eda-gogogi elevated her sight above an angle
of elevation. alas! i got her first message; that
is, if equality in gender rights is uncertain, at
least, she could settle for equality in gender
heights. another observation apparent was
the “koi-koi” onomatopoeia made by the heely
sole of her precious gift. deliberately
orchestrating the sounds to draw my attention
whenever she majestically step down the
staircase, and catwalking elegantly on ceramic
tiles in the parlour to announce her apparition.
alas! her second point was clear, that is to
capture my undivided attention during her
processions.
eda-gogogi – the word for a high heel shoe (mostly for women) in Nupe language. (The Nupe tribe is prevalent in the middle belt region of Nigeria around the River Niger areas)
So fine