Yeah! I’ve got to talk the talk! I just have to say what’s on my mind, in my heart, in fact, in my brain, about this whole convocation party attitude amongst students. Haba! I have heard about it but on this particular day, I saw. Probably I have never had the opportunity to witness all that have been said about student’s doings at convocation parties but on this very matter, I was astounded by what I witnessed.
It all happened on Thursday afternoon. My brother was having a convocation party so I was there to rejoice with him. I would have found it hilarious if it was not so depressing. I saw UI students rushing into different canopies at the same time and they immediately start “familiarizing” with the grandaunts whom they had never seen before, all in order to get a pack of food. At first, I found it funny, but then it got to a point I just got angry.
And then, I saw these two familiar faces walking towards me all smiling and I was confused, wondering if they were smiling at me or somebody behind because I never remembered ever having any conversation with them before. All of a sudden one of them said “glory how far na, nibo lo ti n sele, nibo ni canopy yin wa” I was dumb for like 30 seconds feeling hooked and not knowing what to do, coming out of my coma, I reluctantly directed them to my brother’s canopy (they gave me no other choice).
As if that wasn’t enough, these same girls came telling me to hurry up the MC so food can be served because they have to be at another person’s tent. Seriously, I just kept mute and in my mind I was like “Na you dey look for free food na u still wan they hurry the cook, I no blame you, na me show you road”. You needed to see how comfortably they sat, as if they were the guests of honour. Each of them had like four different packs of food which means they have been going around inviting themselves to parties they were not invited to.
I was embarrassed for them! I believe ladies should be refined and have at least some modicum of self respect, but these girls I saw, they shamed the name “womanhood”.
To aggravate the situation, some guys, up to five of them in number rushed in from nowhere and started shaking my brother like as if they knew him from birth. My brother felt so embarrassed because he said he has never had contact with any of them before. Before I turned around, these guys had packed the food that was reserved for some family members. Gosh! If I had the chance, I would have put rat poison in their food! Such bravery and effrontery would have been better if directed towards their studies! Could this be hunger or students lifestyle? Worst of it all they left telling me “aunty e fun wa ni drinks, e buru gan o” As if they were the ones that sponsored the poor guy to school.
To add insult to injury, one of them from nowhere wanted to join in the family picture and at that point I felt I was going to strangle somebody. Ahain! Uites! Why would you wanna ruin people’s party with your gluttony attitude? Ok don’t let me generalize, I think it’s more of the guys I’m sure ladies are just too classy for such stuff (except for some recalcitrant few). Or could ladies also be involved in this act? Could it be Mellanby and Tedder guys who are closer to the party venue? Uhn? i’m really still very vexed.
It’s okay to have fun, but then there’s fun and there’s plain idiocy! Greatest Uites, imagine a UI free from gluttony, selfish, unrefined people, a UI filled with classy and fun loving yet reasonable people; people who will not go about crashing people’s parties and carting away all the food meant for the guests…….. It begins with YOU.
