“Sugar Daddy’s†Syndrome and Its Implication for Societal Stability: Re-Reading Agwuna’s Iko Onye Ji Ama

Abstract

Recently, some female folks think that they must get what they want, especially the materialistic things. They want to survive by all means no matter the source. In a bid to do so, they find sugar daddies for themselves. Most times, the said sugar daddies are men who are much older than them and can afford their needs so long as they get what they want. They believe that nothing goes for nothing. It is said that everything has a repercussion. Literature has in so many ways helped in shaping the lives of the masses. Drama on the other hand, mimics an existing character which most times, is questionable, for people to read or watch and be mindful of the characters they exhibit. In view of this, this paper uses Iko Onye Ji Ama an Igbo drama text to illustrate some of the implications of the above-mentioned syndrome and how it affects the stability of the society and also to the person who practices it. Reader response approach is employed for discussion. This piece of information will be useful to female folks out there who fail to understand that there is no such thing as ‘Free Meal’ and also to those (still females) who think that the sugar daddies are their ‘saviours’, to re-trace their footsteps.