NO FINE GIRL FOR LAGOS CONDUCTOR SIDE OH! by Onyebuchi Odianjo
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It wasn't a hectic day at work for me but I can assure you, jumping buses from one location to the other in Lagos sure is hectic. 5:35 pm, that was when my journey began from Ojota to Ojuelebga. I sat on the third roll just beside the window. The lady that sat in front of me was beautiful indeed- she could be described as a Monalisa Chinda kinda lady: light skinned, average height, pretty face, had a long human hair on…(you can guess the rest).
Few kilometres to Ojuelebga, the lady yelled: “conductor owa oh!” (meaning I want to get down), the conductor raises his voice in response to her “here na bus stop?(is this a bus stop?) […] na Ojuelebga we fit stop you.” Already vexed that she had passed her bus stop, the lady asked the conductor in anger “na me you dey shine eye for! No try am oh.” And a heated argument started between them.
As soon as the bus stopped and the lady came down, the conductor pulled her back forcefully and raised abuses on her, gesticulating like he was going to hit her; I guess he would have if not for the people around. I began to wonder “ah! This conductor sure had a lot of guts if he intends to hit a light-skinned lady in public.” I stood there and watched for about a minute and said to myself, “na wa for Lagos conductors oh; enough of the amebo let me come and be going.” (meaning enough of the gossip, I had to continue my journey).
In summary, I learnt something- “be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger (James 1:19 of the Bible). This law applies to everyone; no matter who you are, who you speak to or where you come from. Also, I learnt conductors are not the best of gentle men. Besides, you never really understand how stressful their day had been; so don’t add to it. Finally, try to mind your business where ever you go in Lagos, trust me, it's probably for the best.
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