The Plight of the Girl Child
The Plight of the Girl Child (a short story) By Lene Ododomu Chief Ogunde is a very wealthy palmwine tapper in Avon village. He has obtained three chieftaincy titles, including the highest title which has only obtained by two prominent people in the land. He has two children, one male and one female and it can never become a problem to sponsor the two of them in school even to the ph.d level because he has the money. He is the first person to build two upstairs in the village and still now nobody has achieved that. Chief Ogunde only interested on the education of his son, Bamidele and have no interest on the education of the daughter, Ayomide. He got pressure from his wife, Ayomi everyday to support the education of Ayomide but he feels less concern on her going to school....