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LAGOS STRESS!!!
Freeze, it's a minute past 5am, An average lagosian is expected to be awake by that time, on week days, most especially on MONDAYS... to those getting used to the system, the body isn't willingly, but the soul might be , 15 minutes behind schedule can be very dangerous, it can be like doing "falling like a mango tree on an inter lock ground"..
Getting to the Bus stop and seeing large number of people, it almost like a football match is currently going on, and the stadium is the "Bus stop", The BRT Terminal has a perfect long queue, that queue you have whenever there's an Election, Presidential Election to be precise!!
All at the end, you still have to struggle to get a bus, not just that, you have to be smart, unless some of your stuffs will develop Legs... This time around the "Passengers Scout" popularly known as AGBERO are already on their uniform "Green and white" and of course, their Marker is always with them, The Bus Conductors are beginning to apply some theoretical Economics law , in this context, it's the larger the passangers , the increase in transport fee"..
The Road looks kind of Cool, Everyone is definitely serious, all Radio stations are currently doing" Traffic Report", if not all "Traffic Fm, Wazobia Fm,Rainbow fm" and the likes are helping the Road users to make use of the alternative Route,while some Commercial bus drivers prefers their Headline News in Yoruba language, Not Really minding the Traffic Report segment, "KOKO NINU WIWE ROYIN" All these are between 6:30am-9am " ceteris peribus"
Things Moving at slow Pace, Every Newspaper joint is been occupied with people from different Walks of Life , These people Never buys News Paper!!, they are passionate and voracious when it comes to Politics, I call them "Road side Political Analyst"... Truly, if you want to understand the nitty gritty of politics,your 5 minutes at Newspaper joint will be indeed a Valuable one... The market women aren't exempted from the funny Lagos scenario, Mama Tunde Tomato, Iya ikechi groundnut oil and Mama iK Stock Fish etc these are people that paint LAGOS a Beautiful Name!!
The stress isn't completed when the day isn't over, the traffic starts building up immediately it's past 5pm,Car Horn keeps Beeping from every intersection..The true definition of Hustling and bustling is when the Road side Sausage roll aka Gala and soft drink seller runs faster than Usain Bolt..
The breeze is moderate, but little bit swiftly, The long Queue is here and the struggle continues... immediately, sense of belonging sets in, for some , their pay day is a day closer !!
© NosaH