How Mr Felix Wormedetsi nicknamed me Sule in Wisdom School, Agbozume

How Mr Felix Wormedetsi nicknamed me Sule in Wisdom School

One of the fondest memories I have of my sojourn in this life is the phase of my life at Wisdom School, Agbozume. One of the most influential teachers during my primary school days was Mr. Felix Wormedetsi, affectionately known as Wormee. Interestingly, since his demise in 1999, I have never encountered anyone else with that surname.

Mr. Wormedetsi was a people’s man. Those were the days when dedicated teachers like the late Wellington Daartey, Mr. Gasonu, Mr. Adjavon, and the late Moses Secku taught at Wisdom School.

Another thing I vividly remember about Wormee was his love for teasing. This is how I fell into his trap. We were in Stage 4, and as was characteristic of Wisdom School, almost all our textbooks were from Nigeria.

How Mr Felix Wormedetsi nicknamed me Sule in Wisdom School

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On that particular day, we were reading our English textbook, and the main character in the story was named Sule. According to the story, Sule had a terrible eye defect that made him wear goggles as a child.

We were reading the story when Wormee entered our class. He was the class teacher of Stage 5, and I was in Stage 4. When he saw me, I believe he was so surprised that a young boy of my age could be wearing such magnificent eye glasses.

Out of the blue, Wormee disrupted the class by asking, after looking at me in wonder: “Is he Sule?” The whole class burst into laughter. That was how my nickname Sule arrived

From Stage 4 till date, some people still call me Sule. It moved from just a form of teasing to becoming my middle name.

When friends wanted to tease me, they called me “Sule Goggles.” With time, I accepted my lot, and it became my middle name. It got so ingrained that some people including Edem Agboado, my good friend’s father, thought it was my real name.

I have quite a number of memories about Mr. Wormedetsi before his untimely death. Sometimes, when you look back, you remember certain events that have shaped people’s perceptions about you.

I intend to share few of them this week

For the love of God, society and young people

Blessings

Seth Agbeli Kunkpe

Penfromafar…writing to make things right