The problem with Nigeria is not a problem at all. It is the perception of problems that hurts us more. When unlike me I chose the one-stop Arik Air flight, I hoped it would be better than the Ethiopian counterparts who took me to Addis-Ababa and in the same bid allowed many compatriots to board. Merchants from China and Dubai had successfully turned the air vessel to an Aero-club on that occasion.

As the announcer mentioned that our plane was ready for boarding, my brethren scampered to queue. That was perfectly normal. We love to contest for everything. I supposed that everyone knew his designated seat number and that having come this far, we were all sure to get on board and we all did.


I don't understand many things about Nigeria. And it puzzles me how we treat ourselves so poorly. Meanwhile I walk down the aisle of a plane that looks like a fairly abused hotel room and my mind is biased immediately. We cannot continue to buy or fly Naija so we can grow the Naira. Not when the Naira is rapidly growing out of control at 375/dollar. Not when the corners of the plane seats have grease stains and pockets of dirt are 'smartly ' hidden between seat edges.Please continue at https://naijagirlwrites..co.uk/2016/06/the-problem-with-nigeria.html#more