There was a time when immigrant Hausas brought cattle ( "cows" ) to trade in Ga Mashie and it's surrounding communities. They settled at the place we know today as "Cow-Lane" as they were often seen driving their herds of cattle through the narrow lanes of the area.
When the Hausas slaughtered some of their cattle, they either sold the carcass raw or more often, as "khebab" ( "Chinchinga" ).
The "Chinchinga" practitioners sold late into the night and often had the embers of their charcoal fire still hot in the mornings.
Coincidentally, around that time, Ga women had recently taken to coal pots more than hearths. Thus, they often went to pick pieces of the charcoal fire in ladles ( "ato" ) or broken pots / saucepans, to kindle their fires in their kitchens.
When these women went to the sprawling "Chinchinga" market near Cow-Lane to pick charcoal fire, they would announced their mission simply as "Mako la" (I'll pick fire) before the "Chinchinga" sellers mistake them for their clients ( "Chinchinga" buyers)!
Eventually, the sprawling "kebab" market area where women picked charcoal fire, adopted that name "Makola" as it often happens in our Culture.
So, the name is "Makola", (I'll pick fire) and NOT the meaningless "Mokola" we often hear people (including Găs) say!Once upon a time, immigrant Hausas brought cattle ( "cows" ) to trade in Ga Mashie and it's surrounding communities. They settled at the place we know today as "Cow-Lane" as they were often seen driving their herds of cattle through the narrow lanes of the area.When the Hausas slaughtered some of their cattle, they either sold the carcass raw or more often, as "khebab" ( "Chinchinga" ).The "Chinchinga" practitioners sold late into the night and often had the embers of their charcoal fire still hot in the mornings. Coincidentally, around that time, Ga women had recently taken to coal pots more than hearths. Thus, they often went to pick pieces of the charcoal fire in ladles ( "ato" ) or broken pots / saucepans, to kindle their fires in their kitchens.When these women went to the sprawling "Chinchinga" market near Cow-Lane to pick charcoal fire, they would announced their mission simply as "Mako la" (I'll pick fire) before the "Chinchinga" sellers mistake them for their clients ( "Chinchinga" buyers)!Eventually, the sprawling "kebab" market area where women picked charcoal fire, adopted that name "Makola" as it often happens in our Culture.So, the name is "Makola", (I'll pick fire) and NOT the meaningless "Mokola" we often hear people (including Găs) say!
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