Obaa Yaa
Don’t go there and lose your soul
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am convinced that you can explain why I am always losing the jobs that I get.
I am a contractor who supplies any item you can think of. Things used to be rosy until recently.
Every customer who orders goods from me always return to cancel the order.
This happened to me ten consecutive times.
A friend of mine suggested that we should ‘pass somewhere’ because she was sure that some forces were working against me.
Obaa Yaa, if it is not witchcraft, what else could it be?
Sammy K.T.
Nungua, Accra
Dear Sammy,
HAVE you cared to find out why people are cancelling their orders?
Maybe someone is saying bad things about you to your customers to ‘spoil’ your business.
It might also be that, you do not deal honestly with your clients.
So get to know what the real cause is. I do not object to the fact that witches can cause havoc.
However, many things we attribute to witches are caused by our own selves. So investigate to find out why your business is taking a nosedive.
In any case, ‘passing somewhere’ can land you in trouble. You can be deceived and defrauded. You might also lose your soul to the devil.
So think twice.
I am in my final year in the university. My elder sister has been very supportive after the death of our parents.
My sister has a boyfriend who visits often. Anytime he comes around, she wonders why I don’t entertain him and why I suddenly find an excuse to leave the room. She takes it as me being cold, even jealous, and it angers her more than I can even imagine.
She has no idea about what is going on behind her back. He has asked me out on several occasions and looks at me in a lustful manner.
But my problem is that I never told my sister the real reason I avoid her boyfriend. I have kept my distance, not out of hate for her or for him, but because I carry a secret that would break her heart.
Princess, Tema.
Dear Princess,
Why are you keeping this away from your sister? As long as you continue to live under the same roof with your sister, tell her about her boyfriend’s behaviour.
Have you by any chance confided in any relative? I’ll advise you to open up to someone, at least to take the weight off your shoulder.
Act fast before the situation exacerbates.
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am a young lady of 23 years who lives in a compound house around Kasoa in the Central Region. I live with my auntie.
We are not always at home because she spends most of the time at the market due to her business, and I am mostly on campus.
One sunny afternoon, I overheard some tenants talking about another who takes her bath in a basin and throws the water away. We have two big bathrooms, but just because she doesn’t want to scrub, she has refused to bathe there.
Although she is usually not around due to her work as a nurse, it doesn’t warrant her to do as she pleases. We have spoken to the landlord about it, but she seems unconcerned. What should I do?
Beatrice, Accra
Dear Beatrice,
I am surprised that your landlord seems unperturbed.
Have you considered having a conversation with the tenant to find out why she ignores the chores? She does not seem bothered about the kind of perception the other tenants have about her.
Why would a young lady who is a nurse and an advocate for healthy living be this lazy and unconcerned about her surroundings?
No excuse should be tolerated just because she’s a nurse and mostly not around.
