Seun:

First of all, the whole of Nigeria is not as dirty as you describe. Just some parts of Lagos, and Aba.

People throwing things out of their vehicles: yes, that's bad, but it's not the reason we have floods in Lagos. We have floods in Lagos because it rains a lot. That's all there is to it. The gutters are not clogged because people throw waste in their gutters; the gutters are clogged because there's no place for the water to flow into. Much of Lagos is around sea level and the gutters don't reach everywhere. Many roads don't have gutters at all.

Question: Why don't Nigerians always use waste bins. Answer: which waste bins?

Why do Nigerians often pee in the bushes instead of peeing in toilets? Answer: which toilets? When was the last time you saw a public toilet in Oshodi or by the side of any road in Lagos? What do you do when you have to pee and there's no toilet close by? Question: Where do white people pee when they are camping? Answer: In the bushes, just like Lagosians. If you have a problem with that, go and construct public toilets in Oshodi.

Nigerians and their habit of complaining instead of taking concrete steps: can we ever change?

Seun:

First of all, the whole of Nigeria is not as dirty as you describe.  Just some parts of Lagos, and Aba.

People throwing things out of their vehicles: yes, that's bad, but it's not the reason we have floods in Lagos.  We have floods in Lagos because it rains a lot.  That's all there is to it.  The gutters are not clogged because people throw waste in their gutters; the gutters are clogged because there's no place for the water to flow into.  Much of Lagos is around sea level and the gutters don't reach everywhere.  Many roads don't have gutters at all.  

Question: Why don't Nigerians always use waste bins.  Answer: which waste bins?

Why do Nigerians often pee in the bushes instead of peeing in toilets?  Answer: which toilets?  When was the last time you saw a public toilet in Oshodi or by the side of any road in Lagos?  What do you do when you have to pee and there's no toilet close by?   Question: Where do white people pee when they are camping?  Answer: In the bushes, just like Lagosians.  If you have a problem with that, go and construct public toilets in Oshodi.

Nigerians and their habit of complaining instead of taking concrete steps: can we ever change?

Seun:

First of all, the whole of Nigeria is not as dirty as you describe.  Just some parts of Lagos, and Aba.

Seun:

The gutters are not clogged because people throw waste in their gutters;

Seun:

Question: Why don't Nigerians always use waste bins.  Answer: which waste bins?

Why do Nigerians often pee in the bushes instead of peeing in toilets?  Answer: which toilets?

Seun:

Question: Where do white people pee when they are camping?  Answer: In the bushes, just like Lagosians. 

Nigerians and their habit of complaining instead of taking concrete steps: can we ever change?

Seun:

First of all, the whole of Nigeria is not as dirty as you describe.  Just some parts of Lagos, and Aba.

Seun:

People throwing things out of their vehicles: yes, that's bad, but it's not the reason we have floods in Lagos. 

pearlyseed:

Everybody seems to be hailing Seun for what he said and criticising the poster. How absurb ! The poster raised a very valid point which i think we all should take a cue from and make amends where necessary.

Lets try in our own little way to keep our own area clean and watch the transformation that will happen when each person takes responsibility for his surroundings.

hanen:

Another bad habit right there of ours: Justifying bad behaviour. There's no excuse for living in dirty surroundings, or throwing junk out your window.

pearlyseed:

Everybody seems to be hailing Seun for what he said and criticising the poster. How absurb ! The poster raised a very valid point which i think we all should take a cue from and make amends where necessary.

Lets try in our own little way to keep our own area clean and watch the transformation that will happen when each person takes responsibility for his surroundings.

panteleonk:

seun , please shut up your smelling mouth ans say what you know is right. stupid idiot.

panteleonk:

seun , please shut up your smelling mouth ans say what you know is right. stupid idiot.

pearlyseed:

Everybody seems to be hailing Seun for what he said and criticising the poster. How absurb ! The poster raised a very valid point which i think we all should take a cue from and make amends where necessary.

topelenege:

Tollu, I support you all the way. Come to my street in Port-harcourt and see the filth after a heavy rainfall. The whole street is littered with dirt.(Always after the rain)!  

hanen:

Another bad habit right there of ours: Justifying bad behaviour. There's no excuse for living in dirty surroundings, or throwing junk out your window.

Tats:

The place at Obalende garage where the flyover takes you to third mainland bridge where people sit on the bridge railing and pass faeces (that the poster described) is the most disgusting place I have ever seen in my life! It can make someone throw up. Faeces have mounted and formed some sort of aggregation of anthills that are as high as 4 metres! Go and provide mobile toilets and see if people will use them properly or use them at all.

Folanre:

@ Tolu,  good write-up, irrespective of the criticism it has generated so far. I will only opined that u come up with antidote(s) that will help us deal incisively with the misdeamenour you have raised.

carmelily:

You are right. Parts of Lagos and Aba are super-filthy (i've lived in both places) but the at least 18 other Nigerian cities i've visited or lived in have areas that are as dirty as the poster describes. People just don't care about proper sanitation. indiscriminate noseblowing, spitting, littering, etc. My greatest fear during the SARS epidemic in China was that it should not spread to naija because we'll all be wiped out in a week max.

huh?

Even where waste bins are provided, many people ignore them. ATM machine sites are a case in point. Eateries are another.


we go die if we build our own toilets? Government this, government that.  Ariaria market, Aba, as big as it is, suffers terrible flooding whenever it rains and all those millionaire traders literally sit on stools in the flood waters rather than rally together to solve their problems.


are all these Nigerians peeing and shitting in the streets camping? I saw a fully grown man shyting at the gate of UCH, Ibadan. He looked sane enough, dressed for work. I saw fully grown men performing the same exercise at the bus stop in Idumota. could hardly believe my eyes. Seun, were they camping?


post that as a new topic and you'll get my two cents then

hollandis:

NORTHERNERS ARE THE DIRTIEST .YOU NEED TO GO TO KATSINA OR KANO ON A RAINY DAY