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Honourable - Kunle Daramola (Nigeria)

(Yokolu Yokolu, kowa tan bi Iyawo gbo’ ko sanle, Oko yo ke.)
 (It is now over, the wife has defeated the husband, and the husband grows a hunch on his back.)

She repeats the song again, then again, moving her waist steadily as she continues sweeping the littered compound. Yetunde is a local petty trader who sells all sorts of alcoholic drinks at Odo’ro Park. Her goods are the basic necessities in the NURTW Park, because the drivers can scarcely do without stomaching strong drinks and smoke cigarette. Some of her popular goods which are also her customers favourites are ale, ato, ogidiga, jagaban, kick and start, alomo bitters, tekanle, among many other concoctions. She is popular among commercial drivers and motorcyclists at the park, thanks to her beauty. Her popularity has also soared as a result of her expertise in mixing alcoholic drinks, which she would always swear makes the men perform ruggedly in bed with their wives and concubines.

She always warns that failure to ‘perform’ after taking her specially mixed ‘alcoholic concoction’ may lead to grievous repercussions. The men know what she implies. She is also known for a unique feature she possesses. Yetunde is plump with a huge backside that calls the attention of men wherever she passes. This feature earns her a nickname among the drivers, who all long to have a taste of her, but all their efforts seem to be futile.

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