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Visit to Ekiti

Ekiti pronounced 'Eh-key-tea' is tagged the Fountain of Knowledge in Nigeria. One reason for this is that the people are known for being knowledgeable. You could count the highest number of professors in the country there at a time in the past. I can't say if that is still true. It was popularly believed that they loved education.

I visited Ado Ekiti on the 19th of May. I have always passed through the outskirts of Ekiti before this day and Ekiti borders my hometown in Kogi State. The town you would get to before my hometown is Omuo-Oke. Elders from my hometown say the people are sort of stubborn. I don't know how true this is.

It happened the governor, Ayo Fayose had told the petroleum marketers to remove their structures if they were in areas where people lived and thus, they reacted by not selling fuel. The assignment at Ekiti was to see someone special and give about 50 litres worth of fuel to him. The hidden assignment was that I was to introduce myself. I did the first. I missed the second.  I should have. I still feel so. I missed that opportunity. But there would be others.

And the food, Hmm... Iyan and egusi we call it. That's the Yoruba name. It's actually pounded yam eaten with mashed melon seeds fried with palm oil in different ways. You could have it plain or with vegetables (or any other soup you are comfortable with). And you could add any meat you want. I believe the Ekiti people like the bush meat more. Though you can get this food in any part of the country today, it is still attributed to the Ekiti people.






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