Lasisi Olagunju and Muhammadu Buhari: The Marriage of Water and Palm Oil

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Lasisi Olagunju and Muhammadu Buhari: The Marriage of Water and Palm Oil

Anyone familiar with Yorùbá’s linguistic demeanour would have come across the axiomatic expression that water and palm oil do not mix. While this saying is rooted in scientific awareness, it also suggests the Yorùbá’s deep-seated value of communicative clarity. Among the Yorùbá, the gravity of what is said is usually not the problem but the […]

Lasisi Olagunju and Muhammadu Buhari: The Marriage of Water and Palm Oil
Tribune Online

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Lasisi Olagunju and Muhammadu Buhari: The Marriage of Water and Palm Oil
Anyone familiar with Yorùbá’s linguistic demeanour would have come across the axiomatic expression that water and palm oil do not mix. While this saying is rooted in scientific awareness, it also suggests the Yorùbá’s deep-seated value of communicative clarity. Among the Yorùbá, the gravity of what is said is usually not the problem but the
Lasisi Olagunju and Muhammadu Buhari: The Marriage of Water and Palm Oil
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