January 18, 2018
Today four years ago your body was committed to mother earth, we know you are with the angels in heaven and our hearts are at peace. Continue to rest in peace dear dad.
October 19, 2013
I witnessed this incident between Daddy Bello and a classmate of mine caught red handed in an act that warranted the presence of his parents or guardians. They conversed in Ekiti dialect and it is a pity that the flavour of their conversation is 90% lost in English language.
Daddy B: You will go home now
Student: Sorry sir.....
Daddy B: Go and bring your dad
Student: He is dead sir
Daddy B: Your mum?
Student: She is dead too
Daddy B: Your uncles or aunts?
Student: They are all dead sir
Daddy B: So...who are you with?
Student: My Great-grandma sir
Daddy B: Why not your Grandma?
Student: She died when I was a baby.
Daddy B: Ok, go and bring your Great-grandma then.
Student: She is blind sir
Daddy B: Hold her hand and walk her
Student: She is lame sir, can't walk
Daddy B: Alright, you give me no choice then. Get in the car, we will go and see her as I must talk with her.
Student: She is deaf and dumb sir....
The warden after a pause just bursted into a long big laugh and the boy was told to just go away. That laughing session was priceless and it is one of the things that I will remember of daddy. RIP.
HE WAS FAIR, CARING AND FULL OF LOVE
October 14, 2013
He was my principal in Bobas High School, I was also a member of staff under him in the same school before I finally lived with him as a father. While in school, as the chapel prefect, I was in charge of his office key to ensure that the office is properly cleaned and safe. Usually, the principal is given lunch in the school. As student in the boarding school, the plates of food served then could not meet our growing demand, I always found solace in the principal's plates of food because he would always call me to eat the remaining portion.
On this fateful day, I was eagerly waiting for the principal to call me while going home to lock the door and to clear the table as usual, which he did. But to my surprise, he also called a lady who came and clear the table and you know what that means.
Living with Elder Bello was one of the greatest things that happened to me. An adage say, 'if you want to go far in life, it's better to go on your kneels'. Elder Bello thought me to always go on my kneels and it is paying off for me today.
He thought me to always keep to time, to be diligent and to accept responsibilities joyfully.
I cannot but appreciate God for his well spent life and the opportunity given me to benefit from his wealth of experience and his discipline; I pray that the deceased sleeps on in the bosom of his Lord till we meet to part no more.
He got Style
October 9, 2013
Daddy always dyed his hair when I was growing up and the first time I saw him with a head full of grey (April 2011) I cried. It was was the first time it dawned on me that he was aging.
His toenails were always shiny and so one day I asked him what he does to his toes to make them so clean and polished. He seemed bemused by my "unsual" question and said, "Oh I just scrub them"