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MUSTARD III – Ch. 11 | KT OLLA

WHEN the Olivet door closed for Bamiji in 1951, even that year a new door opened.

People do say when a door closes, another may open. But in Banji’s case a new one was built, and then flung open.

Life calls this ‘fate’, or ‘providence’. But these were the Arms of God helping man.

Yes, the mid-century saw Nigeria’s education try methods. But Banji sought a good pay job.

So, the ’50s rolled in, and just at the start of that decade, school boards did things...

They rebranded basic form-schools, and named them ‘Elementary Schools’. Then they held crash courses to recruit new teachers.

So, when Banji dropped out of high school and went back home, the teacher’s college was then starting there.

It was late ’51 and the Elementary Teachers College went there briefly.

It was starting some two-year programme in the town, to train school leavers to teach schools...

To teach ‘pre-school.’

So, Joshua Morrow applied for the course. And was the first and only Ede-born to enrol.

Their first to complete college too, or school academy—1953.

So, folk talk goes that when a door’s locked, some could still open...

But then, God may shut a door for the gates to matter. Or shelve To-do lists for Tomorrow’s sake.

Now this was Banji’s own story. Yet, this was school.

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