I just caught up with this Mowe to Ikate trend and I’m amused at some of the “advice” & comments. Are we pretending that we don’t know that most people, esp at the early career stage live on the outskirts & work on the island/in town? So everyone should quit their jobs? To what?
It amuses me how social media culture and convos often appear to be so disconnected from reality. It’s either we are so buried in pretense or just funny. Everyday, people come from Akute, Satellite, Mowe, Alagbado, Sango, etc to Island. All of them should quit or live in Lekki?
I lived in Alagbado and worked in VI/Ikoyi at the early stages of my career. I moved to town when I could afford it. Millions of people who live in Lekki duplexes today started like that. The problem is not with them, it’s with the govt that fail to provide multimodal transport.
They should quit. They should get a place close to work. Or a job close to home. What sort of disillusioned advise are these? Are we really this disconnected from our reality? When did youths start being in control of these things? We’ve suddenly forgotten unemployment data?
We suddenly forgot living standard of most of our parents? Can all parents afford to live on the island or Ikeja? How many decent paying jobs exist in Mowe or Akute? So what does get a job close to home mean? Twitter never ceases to amuse me. Health is wealth. But be realistic.
Yes we should NEVER glorify suffering. Infact I detest that, but the truth is that most career people in Lagos will have to live like that. And we must do all to encourage them that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I know it Cos I’ve been there. You’ll make it. End
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