How To Make It In Lagos (Part III) by Akanni Temiyato

How to make it in Lagos (Part III) by Akanni Teriyato

If you are not owing somebody or the government, then you are not officially a Lagosian. Welcome to Lagos, where we leave our sign boards up for advert even LASAA places a red X on it. The place where unemployed area boys turned Agbero believes every yellow bus driver owes them and they hold their conductors ransom for it. The city where some Pastors can borrow from the church's account for personal use and Jesus pays it all.

To make it in Las Gidi, you need to learn how to speak eloquently posh to negotiate your way through business deals and speak street standard pidgin english to solve your everyday challenges. This is the market place where you can hide your certificate to get a job and fake one to get another. The highly packed town where the lady you have a crush on can be a day worker and night hustler to survive. 

By default, everybody is trying to get something from everybody in Lagos. If you don't have a strong grip on yourself, you can get drained or get locked up interacting with the wrong people. A good friend said you have to master how to use your Godly side and bring your Devil up when needed to get what you deserve. You have to be a great actor because no matter how real you are, you have to act another character to pass some golden doors to success. 

If you can make it in Lagos, you can make it anywhere in the world.