“One of the things I remember most about my late mother, Mariam Ayoka is that I spent the first five years of my life with her. After this, I was ejected from our home. She sent me to Abeokuta to start living in our family compound. You see, I will tell you one thing, Ayoka was always Ayoka! And another fond memory about Ayoka has to do with my ‘cover cloth’ (aso ibora) which she always used adire to make for me specially. Till today, I can still smell them – that was, and, is still the kind of bond between us. I can equally mention that she used to call me Alani instead of my official ‘praise name’ (oriki) which was, and, is still Ayinde…” –
Packaged by Olayinka Agboola
