Greetings everyone,
I live in the southern part of the country (Kumasi to be specific), but my hometown is located in the Upper West region of Ghana (Wa). And for someone who was not born in my hometown, I surely know a lot of things that go on there simply due to my presence at various ceremonies that take place there. This is because, since I was a little boy, my parents made it a point to teach us our routes so they always send us along with them whenever there was a wedding, funeral or similar functions.
And for my numerous visits there, if I was to pinpoint someone who always lit the mood at any of the gatherings, I would surely choose Kondition. Kondition is the nickname of a man called Alhaji Issuya. This was a nickname he obtained simply because his favorite phrase was "No condition is permanent". This man is one of the richest people in the City, yet very funny. Let me narrate one funny incident that happened at a gathering I attended in Wa.
During one faithful wedding in Wa, I and my dad happened to be at the male side of the gathering alongside a group Wala man who were present at the wedding. What happens in Islamic marriage gatherings is that the males' section is separated from the female section as seen in Islamic prayers.
And on such occasions, you will find Kondition at center of one of the male groups as usual. This is usually an elderly dominated group so we the young ones tend to sit back while they feed us with several stories mostly about life and their experiences. And while we were sitting, an apple seller was passing by the gathering.
Kondition therefore instructed that we should call the woman (apple seller) so that each person would take one fruit. Thus, once the woman arrived with the apples, we all ended up taking one at a time. Kondition was actually the last to pick one and what he said afterwards really surprised everyone.
This man said he thought they were oranges and not apples, that's why he asked us to call her. He then said that apples were too expensive and that he didn't have "apple money".
He then told everyone to listen, "If you have not bitten the apple yet, put it back. And if you have bitten the apple, pay the woman". After which he left the place. Some people were so stranded at that point that they had to plead with others to pay for them 😂.
If it were anyone else, those present would have certainly been mad. But this was someone who is usually generous so it was definitely something funny that occured and at the end of the day, there was no hard feelings.
Thank you for your attention.