Parasitic Nature Of A Few Nigerians Under This Subsidy Removal Regime. Why It Needs To Change
The Oasis Reporters
June 16, 2023
Kelz_Realist tweets: “I usually give some of my neighbours a free ride from Mowe to Berger to and from work.
I work at Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja and some of them work at Computer Village, others at Allen and Opebi.
For the past eight months, I’ve been giving them free ride daily without collecting a dime from them”.
But then, subsidy removal happened, and let’s see how he navigates the ingratitude and lack of appreciation or empathy to the new times.
This is the real problem. Parasitic nature of many Nigerians. They’re around for favor when benefits stops they disappear only to appear again when the leaves are green. When you now ask them to pay for the same thing they’ve benefitted from long ago, they’ll start giving…
— Temmy (@Temmy_omoileri) June 8, 2023
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Kelz continues the narration:
“When my former car broke down, they didn’t contribute a dime to help me fix it. I fixed it myself, got frustrated and sold it, then bought a new car. That period, they found their way themselves.
Immediately they saw I’ve bought another car, they came back for their free ride again.
Then subsidy removal happened
Read on :
“When Subsidy was removed, I gave them a free ride for two days because I still had fuel which I had bought at the old price.
The day I filled up my tank, I cried because it drained me financially.
I had to tell them that going forward, they’d need to start paying for the ride to and fro”.
“Two of the ladies said they can’t because we are neighbours and it doesn’t make sense for them to be paying for a ride…
The guys said they’d pay N500 daily from Mowe to Berger.
I told them no problem.
The following day, I left very early without waiting for them.
I picked 6 (six) passengers going to Berger for N500 each. They were all excited and were praying for me because I charged them very low. They said Mowe to Berger is now N700/N800.
When they realized I was going to Ikeja, they added extra N200 each and collected my number so I can pick them up on a daily basis.
Yesterday, my neighbours gathered at my house to negotiate with me. I told them I’ve gotten new customers I now carry to and from work daily.
On each person now, I make N1400 x 6 = N8400. This amount covers my fuel to work daily plus “small” money for breakfast”.
I will never understand why you will be giving someone a ride to his place of work and it will not occur to the person that he/she should contribute at least.
— CHI$CO💧💦 (@Reesemach) June 8, 2023
Wow! Big lesson here
— 👑OM The Great👑💎𓃵𓃵 (@lawlhee) June 8, 2023
Don't go back on your decision. They are ingrates. They will hateee you for it but mouuuuveee
Me @kelz ?
“I’ve moved on” already!
“I don’t even look at their faces. We only see during weekends now and maybe anytime we have landlord association meetings.
Aside that, make everybody “dey their dey”.
They’re not the ones that built my house for me in Mowe or bought the car I’m driving”.
Here’s a reply from Akintunde Funmilayo
@yikemii
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“It’s just like living with someone, eating their food, using stuffs in the house and not contributing anything” !
Imagine!
FOA. @alagakemi added,
“One annoying thing is, there are neighbours who have cars and won’t put them on the road but would rather look for free ride from others”.
True !
Many of them oooo.
— CR7_𓃵 (@Kelz_Realist) June 8, 2023
I know one that has not driven his car for more than 3 months.
He stand on the road side looking for neighbours going to his direction for free ride.
Na we be mumu.
Another reply from Jo @CalabarMayor:
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“Some people are like that, once you mention that you’re traveling they’ll gather and fill up your car but can’t contribute a dime as support for petrol.
They don’t even know how much it costs to put a car in shape to certify it safe for traveling.”
I've suffered this thing a lot.
— CR7_𓃵 (@Kelz_Realist) June 8, 2023
Each time I'm going for a colleague wedding or any celebration, others colleagues will join me once they know I'm driving and will never say, take this to buy even when they see you buying fuel at the gas station.
From His Excellency @SaltOfLiife, he replies:
“Some will even stain your car rug and carpets with their dirty shoes and won’t ask you how it became clean the following morning. Some will be eating and drinking in the car and leave the car dirty with food remnants everywhere“.
Poor manners, out there.
That's the most annoying.
— CR7_𓃵 (@Kelz_Realist) June 9, 2023
I spend N200 daily to clean the car via our office cleaner.
Closing this thread for now with the comment from
thatOsunboi @jos4temi01:
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“There is this man that takes me to work on Mondays and we come back on Fridays.I have my own car though, I always give him money on every ride, when he told others that they had to be supporting him because of the price of fuel. He openly told them that I do pay him”.
Some admirable courage there. Helpers need support. Just reach out to share burdens in these days of navigating the economy. It’s a smart thing to do.
Credits:
Kelz_Realist
