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.
