How can a woman handle this?

brag3:
Number 5 is my best. anytime I hear any figure mentioned i start to calculate how many cements that an buy for me ...

me too bro. Common 10k be like, how many blocks?

Wow I love this

Cool, just like being forearmed. Op well done.

funmind:
How can a woman handle this?

Wow! What happened to "what a man can do..."

Omo onile can frustrating.

Nice narrative

vingeophysicist:
the omonile thing nah only for Yoruba land. sets of lazy people.

Omonile is only in Lagos and some parts of Ogun State.

In south south states except Edo, their own omonile thugs are worse. At least Lagos guys can still negotiate in thousands (100k to 300k). These omonile criminals in the SS (notoriously Rivers state) will kidnap you if you don't pay millions for what they call "marching ground" and "drinking money". Those engineers who supervise village projects for oil communities face even worse life threatening conditions from the local thugs.

Even ordinary tenants that are struggling to pay rent must still pay "drinking money".

Maybe you don't know this cos you are still living in your father's house. Lazy bigot.

chido20:
lol we will get dia

When? I heard this same phrase almost 40 years ago.

AfroKnight:


Omonile is only in Lagos and some parts of Ogun State.

In south south states except Edo, their own omonile thugs are worse. At least Lagos guys can still negotiate in thousands (100k to 300k). These omonile criminals in the SS (notoriously Rivers state) will kidnap you if you don't pay millions for what they call "marching ground" and "drinking money". Those engineers who have supervise village projects for oil communities face even worse life threatening conditions from the local thugs.

Even ordinary tenants that are struggling to pay rent must still pay "drinking money".

Maybe you don't know this cos you are still living in your father's house. Lazy bigot.

at least we see South South kidnapping as criminal offence but Yoruba people see there own as there right. stealing in broad daylight. Nigeria is bullshit

Hahahahahaha,I can't stop laffing, omonile realy dealt with me,they wil keep bringing bills n bills, neigbourwood money, town money,youth money infact I tire ooo

vingeophysicist:
at least we see South South kidnapping as criminal offence but Yoruba people see there own as there right. stealing in broad daylight. Nigeria is bullshit

I thought you said it only happens in Yorubaland. So the SS community heads who send armed boys to collect money from strangers building in their town don't see it as their right? Your version of omonile is criminal. They kidnap Engineers who don't have the complete money to settle you people.

Even when banks offer to help communities by providing infrastructure, your people storm the sites with guns demanding to share the money instead of wasting it on the project. Engineers hardly complete projects in SS because of your people. But your focus is on far away Yorubaland.

Quit being a bigot.

AfroKnight:


I thought you said it only happens in Yorubaland. So the SS community heads who send armed boys to collect money from strangers building in their town don't see it as their right? Your version of omonile is criminal. They kidnap Engineers who don't have the complete money to settle you people.

Even when banks offer to help communities by providing infrastructure, your people storm the sites with guns demanding to share the money instead of wasting it on the project. Engineers hardly complete projects in SS because of your people. But your focus is on far away Yorubaland.

Quit being a bigot.

oga there is no South South region except edo state where we have the lazy Yoruba that extort money from you starting from owo foundation, decking, roofing, plastering and even fencing. Nigeria is just a name

Omonile is everywhere ooo, in some places in Anambra, omonile fees are higher than the cost of the land. Its official . u get receipt for the payment and can even do search on the receipt like its a title doc.

I think one should get an estimate of the omonile fees b4 even buying land. U shld ask ur neighbours so the omoniles don't take u 4 granted as a mugu.

Another thing ppl experience is - when you roof your house. You are happy you have almost finished without knowing u have done only 50% of the work. The next stages are very annoying. U spend money without seeing when the money went. The wires are buried. Pipes are buried.. Etc

vingeophysicist:
oga there is no South South region except edo state where we have the lazy Yoruba that extort money from you starting from owo foundation, decking, roofing, plastering and even fencing. Nigeria is just a name

Lol. What a barefaced lie. We who have worked in the SS know that your boys are worse and they negotiate with guns, in millions of naira. Ask any civil engineer in that region.

SmartMugu:

When? I heard this same phrase almost 40 years ago.

lol Dnt wish me bad broda we ain't dsame

funmind:
How can a woman handle this?

Madam Gabbytabby can be of help to you, if you ask nicely.

She is well experienced, believe me.

AfroKnight:


Omonile is only in Lagos and some parts of Ogun State.

In south south states except Edo, their own omonile thugs are worse. At least Lagos guys can still negotiate in thousands (100k to 300k). These omonile criminals in the SS (notoriously Rivers state) will kidnap you if you don't pay millions for what they call "marching ground" and "drinking money". Those engineers who supervise village projects for oil communities face even worse life threatening conditions from the local thugs.

Even ordinary tenants that are struggling to pay rent must still pay "drinking money".

Maybe you don't know this cos you are still living in your father's house. Lazy bigot.

I beg to differ,there's no such thing as omo-onle in Rivers,if there is,they don't charge that much.

So so on point. I experienced some of the points you made.

surestakes:
Nigerian engineers don't know jack

Are you sure you've met Nigerian engineers?

Educative thread with funny captions. I need to play pitch a tent here.

Dieumerci:

Madam Gabbytabby can be of help to you, if you ask nicely.

She is well experienced, believe me.

I don't know her....

Bro I am surprised you can argue with that unnecessary bigot with a myopic brain.
Please leave them to their foolishness, like you said everybody that worked in PH city know the millions they collect for drink money and marching ground, even tenants pay landlord drink money.
They are so backward that they prefer to collect/share money meant for development. That region is terrible so please leave them to their ignorance.

AfroKnight:


Lol. What a barefaced lie. We who have worked in the SS know that your boys are worse and they negotiate with guns, in millions of naira. Ask any civil engineer in that region.

Then after going through this kind of stress, you finally get a tenant, that refuses to pay his rent and still has the guts to take you to court. SmH

Well written by an experienced guy. You forgot to mention petty theft on site by workers, mutiny by site workers against site engineer, workers mixing less amounts of aggregates per bag of cement in order to get more pay if based on number of bags mixed, and their conspiracy on site to for, central u to pay more per day by unanimously agreeing not to work or allow new workers enter the site. It is terrible while it lasts but of great joy when the house is done and u move in.

Long and short of the story:

Get a Civil Engineer or Builder, preferably an experienced one. If you dont know one, contact friends who can recommend one for you.

And open up to him about what you want as against what you have. He would be able to advise on the way to go and save you lots of hassles, both construction wise and financially.

Too many people (unfortunately due to the harsh economic situation) would.want to shunt many construction processes to save cost or cut corners, in the end the amount they spend repairing mistakes or building wrongly, end up being more than they ever expected.

mavverick:
I even had a recent experience with point 3, I asked for Spanish tile, they brought BRAZILIAN TILE ! I was later told its fake and from china. When I confronted the seller that there is no such thing as Brazilian tiles (na Brazilian hair i sabi ). The guy said that only him and his brother import Brazilian tiles into the whole of Nigeria.

There are Brazilian Tiles and they are very durable, long lasting but mostly costly and hard to get (scarce).

Spanish tiles remain the best though, and some varieties of special tiles from United Arab Emirates.

surestakes:
Nigerian engineers don't know jack

Nah. The good ones just don't come cheap.

Good thread

Cribpark:
7. Your House Design Trims Down Fast

In the beginning, you wanted a cream colored Jacuzzi in your master bedroom. You also wanted the bathroom to have a gate view, so you can see when the boys come to check your girls while you are bathing – you can’t take chances on Nigerian boys. Well, everything looked good in the Architects 3D until the Quantity Surveyor brought you the bill. You be like “Oga Architect, kindly remove the gate view, an ordinary bathroom would do.
9 months into the construction, you realise you are 6 months behind schedule and have overspent the original budget by the double. You can no longer even afford Jacuzzi, you just settled for a white bath tub. How are the wishes fallen!

8. ‘Omo-Onile’ is Your Friend

When it all started, they were friendly. While paying for your land they said you had to pay community dues. You fixed a meeting with them and noticed at the meeting that it is a mix of old and young persons. They said you could pay at once or at every stage of the construction. You bargained, they counter-offered. Soon, you both agreed. You paid all and was issued a receipt. It was all on a lighter mood that you wondered why people dreaded these omo-oniles when even you handled them smartly – maybe you are just so good. Soon you start your project and there is another group of youths jumping up-and-down on your site. They insisted on being paid for every stage of work and they tell you they are a separate group. After threatening your workers who fled immediately they saw knives, you agreed to pay their own money. Wait, another episode of the drama is around the corner. Soon, another group pops up when your materials arrive, you either pay them or your goods wouldn’t be delivered. Be warned dear friend; Omo-onile is for real!

That is why it is good you buy your lands or housing units from companies that are into the real estate business, City Planners Property and Investments Ltd is one of them. When you buy from them, you are free from the problems of the customary land owners(omo onile).

Cribpark:
7. Your House Design Trims Down Fast

In the beginning, you wanted a cream colored Jacuzzi in your master bedroom. You also wanted the bathroom to have a gate view, so you can see when the boys come to check your girls while you are bathing – you can’t take chances on Nigerian boys. Well, everything looked good in the Architects 3D until the Quantity Surveyor brought you the bill. You be like “Oga Architect, kindly remove the gate view, an ordinary bathroom would do.
9 months into the construction, you realise you are 6 months behind schedule and have overspent the original budget by the double. You can no longer even afford Jacuzzi, you just settled for a white bath tub. How are the wishes fallen!

8. ‘Omo-Onile’ is Your Friend

When it all started, they were friendly. While paying for your land they said you had to pay community dues. You fixed a meeting with them and noticed at the meeting that it is a mix of old and young persons. They said you could pay at once or at every stage of the construction. You bargained, they counter-offered. Soon, you both agreed. You paid all and was issued a receipt. It was all on a lighter mood that you wondered why people dreaded these omo-oniles when even you handled them smartly – maybe you are just so good. Soon you start your project and there is another group of youths jumping up-and-down on your site. They insisted on being paid for every stage of work and they tell you they are a separate group. After threatening your workers who fled immediately they saw knives, you agreed to pay their own money. Wait, another episode of the drama is around the corner. Soon, another group pops up when your materials arrive, you either pay them or your goods wouldn’t be delivered. Be warned dear friend; Omo-onile is for real!

That is why it is good you buy your lands or housing units from companies that are into the real estate business, City Planners Property and Investments Ltd is one of them. When you buy from them, you are free from the problems of the customary land owners(omo onile).