Man narrates how he was fórcèd to “settle” area boys before fixing a pothole on his street in Lagos
I tried to fix a pothole on my street in Egbeda
Nobody sent me. The thing was swallowing tyres and I was tired of it.
I bought asphalt. Hired labourers. Came back the next morning ready to work.
Area boys stopped us before we even started.
“Oga, you wan do work for this street? You need to settle first.”
I was not fixing a government building. I was not tapping electricity. I was filling a hole. On a public road. With my own money. I settled them.
2 years ago I reported a pothole on my street in Toronto through 311. They fixed it in 3 days.
I just stood there staring at the smooth road like a mûmû.”
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