Dear reader,
It’s good to have you back again. If you missed the last newsletter, read here. I’ll give you an update on my programming journey in some three weeks time and the website would have been responsive by then. Stick around!
I’m writing this worrying about being a better friend because I fear I may not be doing enough in my friendships. It’s a feeling that have followed me everywhere all my life.
If you have any tips on how to deal with this feeling, kindly share. :-)
The reactive Lagos state government finally bans Okada totally in Lagos. The streets appear saner, but it means Lagosians will be doing a lot of trekking. Jidenna’s quest for a fitter Lagos is in full swing.
But errm… no!
I tagged them reactive because that’s their way of solving problems. Usually, a government should be proactive, have solid structures, and not always be in defence mode. Still, we know this is a reaction to the recent crimes the riders have committed in the state and also
It’s on-brand that a government notorious for enforcing policies and making decisions void of empathy would make another decision such as this without taking the state they’re governing into account.
If it looks good on paper with the Nigerian government, then the people can go to hell. Democracy, aka government for the people, is far from what is practised in Nigeria. While this ban may be in the interest of some (elite and the upper-middle-class) Nigerians, it’s hell for the common people.
Car owners are the biggest winners here, but in a country where only a teeny-weeny percentage of its population are car owners due to rising poverty and inflation, it’s safe to say it’s not a popular decision.
According to the latest data made available by the National Bureau for Statistics in 2018, there were a total of 11.8 million vehicles in Nigeria and a total 4.6 million(39%) of these vehicles are privately owned.
Consider people staying in the inner part of the streets. Imagine having to walk a long distance after a long day at work. It’s just not a great way to live. And you have to wonder why all this government does is destroy, never mind create or restructure.
My verdict is that bikes will soon be back on the streets of Lagos
What do you think about the ban, and how has it affected you?
Please write me back or drop your thoughts in the comments.
Letter to you
First, it felt like a dream..
a figment of my reality, then it was real.
I could touch it, feel it, and hug it.
I would never let it go.
It keeps me afloat.
It guides me so I don’t get lost
It fills me with joy.
It envelopes me.
It pushes me to be better, to be responsible.
It teaches me to appreciate life.
I’m shapeless without it.
Its presence I crave; its absence I loathe;
Why?
Why has it left me this time?
How will I survive?
But it reassures me that it’s going to be okay, distance is bitchy, but we’re bitchier.
I will feed it, love it, cherish it till it blooms into the most beautiful thing ever.
Love, Olumide. 🧡
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Please I'm looking for friendship tips too, when you finally get please share.🤲🏾
Well written as ever, weldone.....