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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 3:45pm On Aug 26, 2022
beardedboy:

Have you met those who put tyre in front of their shop/house.
i hope not to grin
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by phemmyfour: 3:46pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
truly i can understand why shop owners would be angry. its not right but i can slightly understand why. its like you are blocking their wares they are trying to sell. passing customer has to see the wares or no sale. so i get that. grin
Except the shop is new in that environment, whoever wants to buy from you will surely locate you. They just lack common sense.
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 3:47pm On Aug 26, 2022
Olayetan:


Oga
You have no right to park in front of someone's property if you ain't an occupant there, what are you even doing in someone's street when the street isn't for commercial, even if it's for commercial, you should be fined for obstruction of entrance to property owner.
freedom of movement.
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 3:48pm On Aug 26, 2022
phemmyfour:
Except the shop is new in that environment, whoever wants to buy from you will surely locate you. They just lack common sense.
i can respect that. i see both points of view on this particular issue. its the residential ones i dont understand
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 3:51pm On Aug 26, 2022
Abemy:


And you need to answer me if those roads you mentioned are your garage or parks too.
try andd be calming own bro
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 3:53pm On Aug 26, 2022
DrMuzungu:


My friend, don't let their dumbfvckery upset you.
thank you Sir. much appreciated
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 3:57pm On Aug 26, 2022
GloriousGbola:


no. the op is talking about parking in front of houses in GATED estates.

it is why a lot of estates even try to impose clear restrictions - no strange cars allowed inside. you must call the person you are going to visit and the person confirms you to security.

Sukkot also does not realise that parking is a problem in lagos, so people will often just find literally anywhere to park their cars. a person can abandon his car in front of your house from 7am to 9pm. no one in lagos will be comfortable with that.
as well as parking in front of houses on public roads (( not blocking their entrance ))
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by DeleTaller: 4:00pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
I have had issues with 'mad' Nigerians over this madness. you will see people put tire on the road in front of their house so that you will not park in front of their house like did you pay for the road too? Is the road your property?

And when you park there they will leak your tire. Please, do these idiots know that their property does not extend beyond the fence you paid for? You don't own the road. I hate these people with this entitlement mindset. One idiot haas actually leaked my tire because I parked on government road that happens to be in front of his property. You will see these demonic sons of baal disfigure the whole place by putting tires on roads in front of their house so someone does not park there.

This has happened to me in estates too. When you buy a house in a gated estate do you buy the road in front of your house with it? I seriously need an answer to this particular question because I have had troubles with people in gated estates who think the road in front of their house is theirs and no one can park on it?
...

When people spend their hard earned money to.fix roads in their neighbourhood that government have abandoned and some people will want to come and park there and some will even leave their cars their for days and be claiming right ... We should respect other people's privacy too.. you can not come and park in front of my house and leave your cars for days and when police come looking for stolen cars the very house is the first target.... Nevertheless, there is no issue parking just to buy things and move.. but i won't buy the idea of turning every street a car park when it's not Jakande Estate.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 4:01pm On Aug 26, 2022
diggindeep:


Until they kill someone in front of your house.
still wouldnt change my opinion. its public domain. although if someone was killed in front of my house i would seriously be looking to relocate to another house grin grin
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by georgedaniel01(m): 4:03pm On Aug 26, 2022
Nigeria na illiterate country!

They won't maintain the road or even plants flowers.

Mad people will just step out and say "Oga them no dey park for here"

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Gbadespet(m): 4:08pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
I have had issues with 'mad' Nigerians over this madness. you will see people put tire on the road in front of their house so that you will not park in front of their house like did you pay for the road too? Is the road your property?

And when you park there they will leak your tire. Please, do these idiots know that their property does not extend beyond the fence you paid for? You don't own the road. I hate these people with this entitlement mindset. One idiot haas actually leaked my tire because I parked on government road that happens to be in front of his property. You will see these demonic sons of baal disfigure the whole place by putting tires on roads in front of their house so someone does not park there.

This has happened to me in estates too. When you buy a house in a gated estate do you buy the road in front of your house with it? I seriously need an answer to this particular question because I have had troubles with people in gated estates who think the road in front of their house is theirs and no one can park on it?


Next time you arrest them shikena

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 4:10pm On Aug 26, 2022
EgunMogaji2:


If we have the option to arm ourselves then he wouldn’t dare do that.
a very valid point although i see a downside to that. it would turn to the wild wild west out here. all these mentally unhinged population we have in this country armed ? grin grin i dont know bro. some guy go to the amala joint and order 2 meat and they give him 2 small meat ? everybody in that joint catching a bullet on that day lol
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 4:11pm On Aug 26, 2022
Gbadespet:



Next time you arrest them shikena
alright bro lol
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 4:13pm On Aug 26, 2022
Hohaiiiode:
almost everyone with a pinch of some sort of authority is dictatorial in nature in Nigeria. Just get closer or have an encounter. Nigeria is a den of all kind of illegality
yeahh lol
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 4:14pm On Aug 26, 2022
babajero:
Why parking on the road in the first place, and constituting nuisance?
lol alright bro
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Comedian2019: 4:18pm On Aug 26, 2022
It's sheer stupidity. Period.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by descarado: 4:19pm On Aug 26, 2022
mrbionic:
Roads belong to the state and are looked after by the local council. Exceptions are private driveways and private roads ( for example in an estate).

Which local council look after roads in Nigeria?

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by descarado: 4:24pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
yeahh lol
It's not all kinds of stupidity.

Sometimes, if you wanna park, you ask for permission.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by descarado: 4:27pm On Aug 26, 2022
Acidosis:
I guess you've lived in one or some of these socialist countries where government controls everything, including the school your child must attend and the type of residence you can live grin We have too much freedom in Nigeria (due to failure of the three tiers of government) and people get to misuse and abuse their freedom.

Remember that these guys organized themselves, constructed the road, fixed their water system, and some go as far as buying transformers. There is no way you can convince them that the road within the gated estate belongs to "everybody" and "nobody." Even the government does not have that moral right.



Thank you.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Olayetan(m): 4:33pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
freedom of movement.

Freedom of movement but not to disturb others
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by delpee(f): 4:48pm On Aug 26, 2022
post=116079520:

Only in Naija.
Our Darling Country.......
This our country palava, no be for here.
Nigerians are the problems of Nigeria.




Nigerians are the problems of Nigeria.......for real!


Greed and Dishonesty, the two main problems of an average Nigerian.
Read along to understand our reasons for saying so......

(N.B : If you are a fraudster and criminal on Nairaland,
Skip to the next post or you may not survive reading this)


*HOME TRUTH*

I run a manufacturing business and a trading business.


The problem is you and I and our excessive greed.



Only a fraudster or criminal will be wailing about our above post.
We hope you ain't one of them kiddo?
If so, we understand your weeping about the honest truth.
No wonder you are your fellow children are always wailing and in serious pains reading our posts here.
The earlier, the better for you.
Advice from the elders kiss



Sure we do get the good ones among the youths.


Only sane, honest and hardworking Nairalanders like you will definitely like our answers and comments,
Not the miserable fraudsters aka, children of hate, frustrations and perdition that abound here.
God bless your legit hustle man.
It will end in praise for you.


Addendum:
The below are screenshots from a very recent party we went to grill Barbecue for one of our clients we met on Nairaland,
And the below are the amount of meats the food caterer hired for the event stole, ready to take home with her.
After telling people at the party that beef has finished!
(After being paid close to 2 Million Naira for her catering job!!)
A picture speaks more than a thousand words.
Shame on her and her online criminals here.....

You're so on point! That is the problem we have which makes business growth so difficult. I remember a sister whose shop assistants made a habit of drinking packaged drinks for sale only to put back the empty packs in the carton/crate! Wicked souls.

When we go back to the culture of honesty and integrity, our business environment will surely thrive.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by AlphaTaikun: 4:51pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
I have had issues with 'mad' Nigerians over this madness. you will see people put tire on the road in front of their house so that you will not park in front of their house like did you pay for the road too? Is the road your property?

And when you park there they will leak your tire. Please, do these idiots know that their property does not extend beyond the fence you paid for? You don't own the road. I hate these people with this entitlement mindset. One idiot haas actually leaked my tire because I parked on government road that happens to be in front of his property. You will see these demonic sons of baal disfigure the whole place by putting tires on roads in front of their house so someone does not park there.

This has happened to me in estates too. When you buy a house in a gated estate do you buy the road in front of your house with it? I seriously need an answer to this particular question because I have had troubles with people in gated estates who think the road in front of their house is theirs and no one can park on it?
@Sukkot, I hail o! Omo! Whew... 6 pages already within 5 hours of Sukkot posting this. This must be a major topical issue in some gated locations in Nigeria.

I just wanted to say my piece and read some feedback here.

Cheers bruv.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by sukkot: 4:56pm On Aug 26, 2022
AlphaTaikun:

@Sukkot, I hail o! Omo! Whew... 6 pages already within 5 hours of Sukkot posting this. This must be a major topical issue in some gated locations in Nigeria.

I just wanted to say my piece and read some feedbacks here.

Cheers bruv.
lol thanks to the mods but i do believe it is a big unspoken issue becuse even sanwo olu enacted some fine today on companies who feel like the roads in front of their companies belong to them. basically a subtle way of letting them know you may own the company but you dont own the streets and roads lol grin

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Daguccizgreat(m): 5:06pm On Aug 26, 2022
post=116079520:

Only in Naija.
Our Darling Country.......
This our country palava, no be for here.
Nigerians are the problems of Nigeria.




Nigerians are the problems of Nigeria.......for real!


Greed and Dishonesty, the two main problems of an average Nigerian.
Read along to understand our reasons for saying so......

(N.B : If you are a fraudster and criminal on Nairaland,
Skip to the next post or you may not survive reading this)


*HOME TRUTH*

I run a manufacturing business and a trading business.
The biggest challenge in my manufacturing business is not power, or infrastructure, the biggest challenge is getting honest staff. Everyone we hire appears to be on a mission to steal as much as possible. Inflated invoices, recording less than the actual number of units produced. The worst part of it all is that all the fraud we've uncovered is not done by a single person, it's usually many staff who collude with each other, from production, to sales, to finance, even top management. There was a year I overhauled management 3 times in a year.........
But me, I've found a solution sha, I now use Indian management. So competent, so honest and so straightforward. I thought they were expensive at first with all the visa fees, accommodation, house staff, but now that losses due to staff theft have been reduced to a minimum, and efficiency increased, the Indian management has turned out to be cheaper than the previous Nigerian management. Now, all sensitive positions involving money go to Indians. Nigerians are only allowed in non-sensitive positions. I used to criticize companies like Dangote Group that hire so many Indians when there are many unemployed Nigerians, but now, I understand their decision.

My biggest challenge in the trading business is the same, getting honest staff. The form of trading occurs in the open market, and involves staff having access to huge sums of money running into a few millions. I know how much I pay to security companies to provide escorts for the staff, not to prevent robbery, but to ensure that the staff go straight to the bank to deposit the money after the day's sales and not disappear with my money. This money spent on security companies is even enough to be declared as profit. We have to spend on CCTV, biometric scanners and other things that wouldn't be needed if staff weren't looking for the slightest opportunity to steal.

It got so bad at a point that my main criteria for employing staff was no longer competency but honesty. At least, competency and skills can be learnt, but once you're dishonest, you're dishonest.

We always complain of the economy and how there are no jobs. I know people abroad who would have loved to set up job creating businesses in Nigeria but they can't because they can't get any trustworthy person to run it.

I know people in Nigeria with so much money, they want to start factories and other job-creating businesses but they can't because they are occupied elsewhere and can't get any trustworthy person to run the business. So instead of investing in the real sector and creating jobs, they'll just buy treasury bills, while the thieves are shouting no jobs.

Many big businesses would have been born in Nigeria if we could engage in partnerships, but we cant because you can't trust anyone. This is one advantage the Indians and Lebanese have over us in Nigeria. They can pull resources together and do mega-business, unlike Nigerians that because only one person must do everything since we can't partner, end up with small, tiny businesses.

Start a poultry and they will be stealing your eggs. Some will even go ahead to be killing the chickens so that they'll be allowed to take them home.

Start an entertainment/viewing/game center and they'll be pocketing your money. On the days you're around at the business, the money realized will be x10 of the money realized when you're not around..... Because they're eating your money.

Lease out a vehicle to a driver to use and watch as he'll finish you.

Start a restaurant, the same thing will happen. More than half of the total food ingredients will end up in their personal kitchens.

Even ordinary provisions shop, they will find a way to steal.

You'll see them with that their evil, wicked saying "na where person dey work, na there e dey chop, na e make dem dey callam workchop/workshop"...... Just imagine, justifying theft at work.

And you'll see these people point their crooked fingers at politicians when they're not any different. I usually say the reason most Nigerians haven't stolen billions of government money, is simply lack of opportunity.

*On every level, Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria*.


If the truth wanna kill the online fraudsters and criminals we have on Nairaland,
you guys should better die now.
We will continue to hit your head as much as we can with the truth and be against your fraudulent lifestyle ALWAYS.
For all the scams you have scammed innocent people all over the world, and they end up committing suicide or becoming homeless, and y'all here thinking you are living large, kid you not, you will never enjoy that fraudulent money, it will lead you to your grave soonest. (You can keep hating honest, and hardworking members on this forum, but some of us will continue to kill you with the truth.)
Only if God doesn't exist.
Thieves, Barawos everywhere
.



**********************************


GREED!!!

When we say we are our own problem they start grumbling.....

Okay listen to these examples:

1. You sell chicken and add over 40% profit ,you are happy forgetting that the person that bought the chicken sells tomatoes and pepper.

2. The tomatoes and pepper seller has to recover the excess she paid for the chicken, so she adds her own 42% profit margin.

3. Teacher will come and buy these 2 items with what? She has no other alternative than to increase lesson fees or school fees.

4. You will go and rent house from a landlord who has paid excess for cement, sand, chicken, tomatoes and pepper, lesson fees, how will he meet up if not by increasing his house rent by 60%.

And the circle continues, it is not about dollars, dollars is just an excuse, abi wetin concern garri, beans and yam with dollars.

The problem is you and I and our excessive greed.



Only a fraudster or criminal will be wailing about our above post.
We hope you ain't one of them kiddo?
If so, we understand your weeping about the honest truth.
No wonder you are your fellow children are always wailing and in serious pains reading our posts here.
The earlier, the better for you.
Advice from the elders kiss



Sure we do get the good ones among the youths.


Only sane, honest and hardworking Nairalanders like you will definitely like our answers and comments,
Not the miserable fraudsters aka, children of hate, frustrations and perdition that abound here.
God bless your legit hustle man.
It will end in praise for you.


Addendum:
The below are screenshots from a very recent party we went to grill Barbecue for one of our clients we met on Nairaland,
And the below are the amount of meats the food caterer hired for the event stole, ready to take home with her.
After telling people at the party that beef has finished!
(After being paid close to 2 Million Naira for her catering job!!)
A picture speaks more than a thousand words.
Shame on her and her online criminals here.....
This guy and his usual nonsense quoting of many monikers.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by BoboKush(m): 5:12pm On Aug 26, 2022
If u park at someone facility ( front of the fence) na government they clear/clean the front??
When they want to park their own car or have visitors where shld they park??

Are u aware God forbid someone park at ur fence.... There's car theft / someone die inside the car
Police will be disturbing / arrest those living in that same house

When u av ur property allow indiscriminate parking!

Did u even see the useless law in lagos tasking House car are parked outside
And mind u some people will park n leave it for days/ weeks
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Psoul(m): 5:14pm On Aug 26, 2022
nedekid:

E be like say na strong head.
One guy with one white camry weh just rent house for my estate, how I notice am, him block road say na him suppose pass first. 30min this nigger Blick the whole street make the other person reverse. After that occasion, him done delay us for road 2 other times I de aware of.
Na so stubborn head people de talk.

If him think say em get strong head, make him carry himslf go Russia help dem fight or go join Army or Police help dem fight terrorist.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by AlphaTaikun: 5:15pm On Aug 26, 2022
sukkot:
lol thanks to the mods but i do believe it is a big unspoken issue becuse even sanwo olu enacted some fine today on companies who feel like the roads in front of their companies belong to them. basically a subtle way of letting them know you may own the company but you dont own the streets and roads lol grin
Yeah Sukkot, there's usually a set-back of some meters on roads that folks are not permitted to encroach upon, but a lot of people don't listen to or follow urban town planning rules.

Enforcement of rules is key especially in a place with a small landmass and a high population density like Lasgidy.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Watinhapen(m): 5:28pm On Aug 26, 2022
@Poster, the road directly in front of your house is an extension of your house. I’m sure you know it is not only you that have a car. Most people in those houses that you packed your car on the front of their compounds most likely also have cars and they’ll need to move their cars out. What if your car is obstructing them when they want to move out? You don’t just go packing your car in front of peoples houses simply because you think the road is govt road. I’m sure you live in a house, pack your car in your compound. There’s always a right place to park your car. I have a car and I know this. Always know the right thing to do and do it. Stop claiming right when you’re obviously wrong.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by OlujobaSamuel: 5:32pm On Aug 26, 2022
LoL, dis one na small thing na, how about those wey block road because commuters are using it as alternate route as a result of traffic congestion

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by 3kay945(m): 5:45pm On Aug 26, 2022
LienwaltAbel:

gringringrin vawulence lives in you

Available option was to park on the street and expose the vehicle to vandals, vehicle part don cost o.
Or do what I did and sleep with both eyes.. cool
Re: Why Do Nigerians Think The Road In Front Of Their House Belongs To Them? by Nobody: 5:49pm On Aug 26, 2022
Ishilove:

So you had empathy before?? Welcome to the real world, son.

So he shouldn't have empathy. I'm wondering about the kind of Human being you are In the physical world smhh..

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