I did not for the life of me think I would ever have cause to ride on an okada again. I resolved almost ten years ago to have absolutely nothing to do again with the contraption. I was on my way to the Lagos airport from Apapa to catch a 5pm flight to Abuja that fateful Thursday afternoon sometimes in November 2007. I had a meeting at 8pm in Abuja. We left Apapa at about 3pm hoping to be at the airport in an hour, leaving enough time for check-in formalities and the rest.

We took off at Burma Road and in a few minutes, we were at Tin Can first gate. A few more minutes, we got to Coconut but then, we met this heavy traffic. Our car was at a standstill for more than 45 minutes. READ MORE

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