WHAT TROUBLES AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN
WHAT TROUBLES AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN
Happily hitching a ride with my ever so helpful colleague, Paul as my Car refused to start thanks to my Mechanic stylishly trying to convert me to a weekly source of income….. We noticed a care ahead of us slowing down right before the toll gate, parked in the middle of two lanes. More after the cut…..
Paul pressed the horn a couple of times and the driver honestly looked confused…. His eyes Red, Swollen….
He seemed to be pondering on what direction to go next, Left… or Right…? Paul pressed the horn one more time and we noticed the driver had placed both hands on his ears….. Hmm…… This one na obviously money matter!! So we the spectators continued our journey moving on to another lane and had a swell gist on “What troubles the Average Nigerian especially” this present day…
The List goes on and on but I have a few below…..
#TOLL GATE FEES: it is quite obvious that this can be a bit of a headache, especially the one in Lekki. Just imagine heading to work, paying your toll fee and forgetting an EXTREMELY important item at home? That may be enough to make one place both hands on ones ears.
#LITTLE OR NO POWER SUPPLY: well we all find this part absolutely ridiculous as we hardly receive power supply but they never hesitate to bring huge bills or increase tariffs.
Note; as i am typing NEPA/PHCN (the name has not changed much of anything anyways) just decided to seize my power supply @about 4:30am and it was brought 1am. So they have concluded for now we here need power supply while we are asleep.
#FUEL: it is either scarcity of fuel, or long queues in filling stations or something….
#LOW INCOME: Where there is employment but the income is not enough to cover the ever increasing bills or when you frown once you get an alert knowing it’s all gone once withdrawn.
#UNEMPLOYMENT: this seem to be on going that the best solution now is Entrepreneurship and jobs creation for our youth and people. We need more people to come out and teach how to fish and it seems all the fishes that were being distributed did not circulate. Empowerment is the key…..
#DOLLAR RATE/NAIRA: As at yesterday was 352/1 almost double what it was about a year ago.
#PRICE: the price of meat/garri…. and other food items in the market is on the rise. Every item is on the rise, the @president frowns @importation but we still await the practical solution to Manufacturing, even SMEs are finding it difficult.
#BABY FOOD/DIAPERS: babies are born daily and are blessings, but most parents in this present day crack their heads on providing.
A whole lot of trouble right? After discussing all these and more we did realize the young man had many reasons for needing Alomo Bitters, but i say to him and many more out there, the troubles we see today… we shall see no more. Let’s create solutions; be Solutions, Greatness awaits us all……
Have a lovely day All…..
PHOTO CREDIT: Lolla’s Lens
First Published: Thursday, 18 February 2016
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