On giving lifts in Abuja

I don’t live in central Abuja and I see how people struggle to get some form of transport to get to work so I give people lifts on my way out. People who know Abuja well will easily know the locations that I mention in this post. 

My sister and I come out together normally, we both used to work in Maitama but at the end of last year, the organisation I work for moved to Asokoro. My sister still works in Maitama so we leave home a little earlier so I can drop her off before I go to work. On days when the traffic might be bad, I drop her off in Asokoro where she can jump into a taxi before I proceed to the office.

The Federal Secretariat is in between Asokoro and Maitama and we tend to give people going there lifts. 

One day we gave three people a lift and at AYA, one of the men asked if we were going to Garki and we said no, he got so angry, came out of the car and left the door open. We were all left with our mouths open. I think the other two feared that I could ask them out of the car and were so apologetic on his behalf but we said it was okay and they stopped at the Secretariat which was their destination. My sister and I laughed about it and carried on. Sometimes, people have tried to pay us but we tell them it’s free and they are always so thankful. 

My impression on Root N Raw

Event flyer

Root N Raw was born out of the fact that many say Abuja is a soulless city. There are many talented people in Abuja who decided to get together to showcase some of their talents. This was the first of its kind, hopefully the initiative will continue and possibly it will be done once every month in the future.

Doors opened at 6:00pm but the show was meant to start at 6:30pm, then end at 8.00pm. I arrived at 6:45pm and the show started around 6:50pm. The atmosphere was relaxed and there was an African touch to the venue, the props worked well. We were lucky that the rain held back so the weather was good too. Not hot, it was just right. It was meant to be a small event so it had an intimate feel to it.