Preparing cocoyams for planting does not mean that they are already planted.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
The one being carried does not realize how far away the town is.Nigerian
All lizards lie on their bellies, but nobody knows which of them suffers stomach ache.
Nigerian
A rat is not born a rabbit.
Nigerian
The house sweeper's buttock is never at one direction.
Nigerian
Allah preserve us from "If only I'd known!"
Nigerian
The river may dry up but she keeps her name.
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