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Haitian American Returns Home By Anago James Akeem Osho

After months of planning, the D-Day is finally here. I left Lome-Togo early to cross the border into Benin Republic to pick Gina. It was about 3hrs drive from Lome to Cotonou. Members of my team were already at the Cotonou Airport to recieve cousin Gina. It was divine and predestinated to meet Gina Corneille, a conscious sister whose objective and fulfilment in life is to one day finally repatriate to continental Africa. She reminds me of Erika Badu. Her consciousness is an aroma. You can smell it, feel it, see it because it's signage is written all over her. It was a long flight from Bangladesh where she works as a high school English teacher in the American International school. According to her, the flight was long and tiring as she had to board three aeroplanes before she finally arrived at the Beninoise Cotonou Airport. I arrived at the airport at around 11.20 a.m and Gina's flight was scheduled to arrive by 12.30 p.m. A heroes welcome was planned for her. As she eve...