Lagos;
a city of hustlers, ballers, traders and customers. This is my experience...
Peeeehhh, Poooooom, Teeeee, Teeeeeh and the conductor's
voice screaming the numerous bus stops, is all I keep hearing on my way to work
and back EVERYDAY!
I
was told Lagos
is a city for hustlers,
go-getters and dream chasers, little did I know that the traffic was the realest thing that
could slow down everybody in Lagos.
Even with the availability of
BRT buses,
it still takes me 2 hours to and fro daily. Crazy isn't it? (But some of my
colleagues take up to four hours to and fro). You get to experience a lot of
crazy driving skills, especially, on the famous 3rd mainland bridge, because every driver
wants to be ahead of the next. Its funny when you experience it, but believe me
when I say, there's a thin line between smiling and frowning when you get
brushed by another vehicle.
So
last week, my friend
arrived Lagos
and as expected, I was to go and pick him (Aspa na me don sabi the town pass) from
the motor park at Ojota.
I left Victoria Island
at about 6:30pm thinking I could reach the motor park before his bus arrived at
7pm,
hence, I decided to board the small
bus to CMS since no BRT
turned up and that was how i entered 'GOBE'.
It took me about 4 hours to get to Ojota (Traffic
of life!). By the time I got to the park, my friend was already
crashing on a recharge
card seller's table. I felt sorry for him, but all I could tell
him was, welcome to
LAGOS, Home of Traffic and The City of Hustlers.
Whenever
you wake up in the morning and think of the traffic ahead or when you close
from work and think of the car honks and screaming, trust me, you will not
blame the likes of Oil
Billionaire Femi Otedola who goes to work on a yacht. In view of
this, I think I am going to get a 'HELICOPTER'...
Feel
free to share your 'Traffic
Experience' with me. Catch ya'll on the next reality telling.
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