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How NYSC gave me a beautiful wife 🇳🇬😍🙂💖

 


It all started when I was posted to Jigawa State 2020A for NYSC. I was scared at first because of the negative comments about the north but I still went.

After the documentation in camp, I was made the leader of Platoon 3 and parade commander. Rose was also in platoon 3 but we never met in camp as I was always busy.

Sadly, one week into camp we were sent home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, during the lockdown she would chat me up countlessly to get updates on resumption but I hardly responded 😁.

When we resumed in October, I was posted to Dutse Capital School while she was posted to a school on the outskirts of town but as God would have it she was rejected in her PPA and sent to mine.

That fateful day, I went to take breakfast and she arrived at the school for her documentation. Immediately I saw her I felt an unusual PEACE in my heart. Right there, I knew deep down that I was looking at my wife but as a guy man, parade commander and platoon leader I lockup.

I said "Hi" and she was like "Shey you're that guy that use to shout preeey shun" I said yes. When I went back home I discussed with my guys and they were like "bad guy just chop her and go" but what I felt was deeper and stronger than that. 

Soon we both started getting close. I became the CLO of my PPA, I tried using my title chase her but she was not falling for it, so I decided to be more patient. Long story short, after several dinner dates I finally asked her out and she said she'll grant my request only if she has peace in her heart towards me else it'll be a 'no'. 

On the 1st of January 2021 she said yes and on 18th February 2021 - the day of our POP, I asked her to marry me and she said YES.

I'm from Rivers & she's from Benin. My Dad was skeptical at first because of her Benin roots & rumors of witches and he was not a fan of marriage outside one's tribe but my Mum was so supportive. She reminded him that his brother married from Kaduna - so Dad was won over. On her side, her parents were welcoming and that boosted our morale.

We got married on December 16/17, 2021. We are living together happily ever after & expecting our first baby soonest. 

Long live NYSC 😀

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