Early Life
My memory remains foggy on how she ended up in Njong and getting married to my father, the Late A.C. Zama. I vagely remeber her version of how the courtship ranspired; from my fathers sporadic visits to their Compound, to actually being married.
My father was a Headmaster at the time and was away quite a bit, and visited whenever he was in town. He was always welcomed by her parents, and ofcourse, which young girl would not want a Headmaster for a husband?
She was my father's third and youngest wife. My earliest memories of her are of her baking cake. She attended Domestic Science school and baked the best cakes in whole wide world! The hand built clay firewood ovens added some natural flavors that no modern oven can. Till date, I can still vivdly remember the shape, size, groved designs and lastly, the taste!
She was a business woman to the core. She sold everything! Being a headmaster's wife, they moved around a lot, and everywhere she went, she started making and selling bread, cake and accra. Eventually she would train some locals, who in turn became independent entrepreuneurs.