a picture showing moyo okediji poised for the camera

THE DILEMMA OF ABANDONING YOUR LANGUAGE

ByMoyo Okediji

For the first time in my life, I traveled out of Nigeria in 1983 to visit London for a solo exhibition of my work at the Africa Center.

Rufus Orisayomi had arranged the exhibition for me.

Tunde Fagbenle and his wife, Ally Bedford, offered to host me at their home.

Ally was writing a Master’s thesis on my work, therefore, it was convenient for her to keep me close by to enable her to have access to me for clarifications when needed.