This is a mark of humility, An ordinary Councillor in Nigeria cannot carry his files.

No chit.  A Nigerian village politician would have been accompanied by three personal assistants, five armed security guards in dark sunglasses and ill-fitting suits, a spiritual adviser, several mistresses and wives, one aide carrying his bag, another carrying his coat, another herding away passers-by, yet another walking behind to elbow aside people trying to join the entourage, and finally, a delegation of the politician's inlaws and their extended families, all enormously fat and loud-voiced.

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lol @ spiritual adviser.

Humility is a rare quality found in Africa especially Nigeria. It's only in Nigeria that people get drivers even when there's no need for such. They just want to act their pedigree.

well done good post

this little thing can make us active live healthy is a bit of exercise, not been bad most Nigeria are too fat and lazy

Every expat i had work with carry their own bags, books etc. We employ and waste scarce resource to get someone to do what we r suppose to do our self because of corruptn and pride

sign of maturity, you don't always show off!

a PLACE where the MEN OF god have security attachments?
We love to display a form of authority, a 'POST' or 'TITLE' smothers any feeling of humility,

I saw the head of IMF been shown on TV at the airport carrying her own luggage while the protocol offer carried is own too. But, our President will go with cook, washer-man etc to anywhere in the word.

Jakumo:

No chit.  A Nigerian village politician would have been accompanied by three personal assistants, five armed security guards in dark sunglasses and ill-fitting suits, a spiritual adviser, several mistresses and wives, one aide carrying his bag, another carrying his coat, another herding away passers-by, yet another walking behind to elbow aside people trying to join the entourage, and finally, a delegation of the politician's inlaws and their extended families, all enormously fat and loud-voiced.

your post made me laugh honestly, especially the person thats just there to elbow people aside and spiritual adviser. Nigerians are one of a kind

I can't wait to move out of this country. Seeing the way the so-called "big men" behave is a complete turn off. You'll see big man in the way they talk, you'll see it inn their speech. if they used to talk very fast they'll slow down with ermm ermm in between just to show that they're rich. Africans are their own worst enemy i tell you.

What are you guys saying?When even the PAs and SAs have bag carriers.Humility in goverment can only be found in other climes.Its alien to us!

of course yes, but they are few.

I am impressed with this lifestyle. This is a good example of a spartan and humble life. Keep it up Mr. President.

hardship made us the way we are.

Jakumo:

No chit.  A Nigerian village politician would have been accompanied by three personal assistants, five armed security guards in dark sunglasses and ill-fitting suits, a spiritual adviser, several mistresses and wives, one aide carrying his bag, another carrying his coat, another herding away passers-by, yet another walking behind to elbow aside people trying to join the entourage, and finally, a delegation of the politician's inlaws and their extended families, all enormously fat and loud-voiced.

, You really had me lol_ing! Ur explaination is similar to when Nigeria 'stormed' the Commonwealth summit with more than 30 govt officials. Ur case also explains why we need more presidential jets. *still laffing hard*

Which kain question be this ?

Have you ever seen jonathan carrying a bag before ? What is the duty of the hundreds of special advisers and assistants they have ?

Yeah, we suffer from misplaced priorities a lot in Nigeria.

Not wanting to sound racist, but I think it’s a ‘black’ thing. Despite the fact that we were colonised by the British who are conservative, it seems we copied America’s love of ‘excess’, i.e. big gas guzzling cars, big houses, e.t.c.
Unfortunately, it’s mostly the Blacks in America that overdo this ‘big’ lifestyle by being braggarts.

Even d wife of my pastor has a 'bag carrier',

^^^^True

over jona's dead body - you want his fat fingers to fall off

they hav so many fake docs to carry unlike their western counterparts!! All those maney laundering, stealing public funds proof, including their heavy weight bodies and big stomachs, what do u expect??

The Imo guy Okorocha drives himself sometimes sha. Like I remember when he had a minor car clash with a white Primera, December last year. His daughter sustained minor chin injuries.

Even for pastors to carry their bible from his front row seat to the altar na wahala,

Funny thread but a sad reflection of Nigeria's past, present and future. Even pastors that are supposed to be the most pious/spartan are now traveling with retinue of aid; some don't even carry their bible on their own again.

This is one area where I have been quite critical of our leaders. It is only in this country where such "big man" mentality is so prevalent, and yet is taken as normal.

Just a reflection of our generally wasteful nature.

I was just thinking of this yesterday because my boss who is a Caucasian complained that I don't offer to carry her bags anytime we are in transit together. I was almost telling her to employ a maid if she wants a carrier. I don't blame her anyway, she has been in the system too long and she has seen that in Nigeria the bosses do not carry their luggage. Carry the maximum u can carry or get bags with wheels, that is my belief. The funniest thing is that the top dogs in HQ (located in the US), (be it African origin or pure American) carry their bags and will not allow you to carry it even when you offer to help anytime they come around, they have also warned that subordinates are not employed to carry bags for the bosses (Nigerian, American and others).

I think this nonsense increased after the first republic. I've got pictures of Zik, Balewa, Awo, etc carrying their bags. They also didn't have these crazy 25 car motorcades then.

Its our culture to help Elders, bosses e.t.c carry their luggages, If you p Have seen a farmer coming back from the farm with his family, you would understand what am saying,

Just one of those things we need to flush out from our mentality,

He better carry the thing himself. With Iran flexing Muscle in the middle East.

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