Before gaining admission to University of Ghana, some of us were given
the impression that although God Almighty is Omnipresent, the only place
he is absent from is Legon Campus and that it is so because all LEGON
GIRLS were morally disgusting. Their counterparts in UCC, TECH, UDS and
some of the recently mushrooming University Colleges in obscure parts of
Ghana all have "big" mouths to speak in condemnation of the Legon
girl's morality. Even Makola Market women most of whom don't know where
Legon Campus is located "mpo" will flamboyantly narrate how Legon girls
snatch their husbands-- as if sexual promiscuity is an Undergraduate
course here in UG. It has also become an acceptable traditional rumour
or if you like an unspoken truth, that any Legon girl who drives a
porsche car on campus is necessarily guilty of prosecution (please note:
I didn't say prostitution) of an immoral agenda with some "bigman" in
government or the corporate world. While the aim of this article is not
to say ALL Legon girls are literally like The Holy Virgin Mary, I write
in condemnation of that jaundiced prejudice otherwise called Hasty
Generalization (refer to your Level 100 UGRC 150 notes), that most if
not all those speculations out there are not entirely true of all Legon
ladies. Many of us heard very dangerous stories of how Legon life was
and that we will be safer going to Tech (KNUST) or even far-away UDS
than coming here. Some students had to CONVINCE their mums and dads with
illustrative statistical explanations before being allowed to come to
LEGON! Girls who are are eventually allowed to report to Legon are taken
through a family counseling as if their daughter is going to the
proverbial "EVIL FOREST". The guys are also taken through a similar
ritual. Personally, I heard incredible stories of how Legon girls
offered their "bearded meat" on request anytime Black Stars won matches!
Come to think of it, this can pass for an Adwoa Tampico or "kyekyekule"
joke !
But being in UG, I have come to see the untold positive
stories of the institution; including the story of its beautiful girls
and handsome gentlemen, who are subjected to the judgement of salt and
pepper eating mouths nation-wide. Nobody tells the story of a certain
place called SARBAH FIELD where the same Legon Ladies congregate to soak
themselves in the Grace of God and where University Security has had to
disperse throngs of prayer warriors who are neck-deep in the pursuit of
God; nobody tells of the persistent dawn Evangelism and door to door
preaching that takes place on this Campus with girls and guys alike. The
Muslim Ladies Commission is never mentioned and their believe in Allah
is silenced. The not so "Godly" ones are also obsessed with a marathon
to beat Prof Aryeetey's "80% for A" grading system in order not to
disappoint family with E's or F's are left out of the discussions, a
feat to be blamed purely on the draconian grading system. (There is no
chilling in Legon ooo!!!) Ok, let me put it better, add "not anymore" to
the bracketed sentence. You see what I mean? As I write, 120 students
have been silently sent home on very poor academic output! On the
fashionable beauties, they serve their purpose at Beauty Pageant shows
and they are NOT as "baaaaaad" as is put out there. Few are worse
though. Finally, I must admit there are bad nuts not just here in UG,
but everywhere including but not limited to Tech, UCC, UDS, UEW, UPSA
etc etc. However, until the Marys, the Ruths and the Marthas have had
their stories told with pomp and cheer, the stories of LEGON will
continue to glorify sexy bikinis. Let those "girls" who by their actions
and inactions bring disrepute to Legon Ladies' names keep in mind that
until the "Children of God" have had their historians, the story of
Legon will justifiably be aluguntugui! Gui! MEDAAAASE! What a way to
end an article?
MIKDAD MOHAMMED
