@Aiizyyq The state however doesn't have an effective waste collection system, bins are stinky and overflowing. But even areas with bins still face the issue of littering.
What we're witnessing is a collision of terrible governance and human indecency.
One of the problems Lagos State has is that they don't have outlined consequences for certain actions.
People (men) won't stop peeing indiscriminately and littering because what exactly will the authorities do to them???
@Aiizyyq It's a two way street.
Those are not designated waste disposal areas, so those should not even be there in the first place. There are no consequences for those actions so they do it anyway. Same with the open defecation that is a menace in every damn place in this state.
It's about time we understand that it's not even a lie. We need to decenter celebrity support because at the end of the day, they can't relate. But it should go both ways. Don't support celebrities that support or ignore the oppression we're facing.
Nigerians are very interesting people. A Nigerian celebrity is insulted for whatever reason by anyone and they go crazy with defence, all good. The country is in a crisis and these same celebrities don't bother lending their voice, since they are not 'in the same room' with us.
Every freedom you have as a woman was earned through the sacrifice of women who came before you. You didnβt inherit these rights by luck. Someone marched, protested, and paid a price for them.
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activities are turned into spectacles and fitness requires extra effort. Heck, you can't randomly ride a bicycle safely from your house to the grocery store in some places in Lagos. π And there's also the confusion of weight loss with fitness.
I think one of the contributors to Nigerians' extreme approach towards fitness is our lack of a properly functioning society.
Our environment is not designed to incorporate movement and regular fun activities into our daily lives.
Dancing classes cost a fortune, sports too.
Places like Lagos are not walkable, the entire place is so terribly designed you just want to hop in an Uber every damn time. No parks, physical activities cannot be randomly planned. Just so many things mehn. Everything is engineered in a way that regular fitness related...
I've always wondered if Lagosians knew that open gutters are not normal.
Everyone doesn't seem to mind. π It makes me so uncomfortable and creeps me out so much. What exactly would it take to properly cover up gutters???
It's a health hazard amongst other things.
Meanwhile, there was another guy I spoke to at the park who owned a relaxation centre about creating a recycling bin that was receptive and respectful about it. Even when he disagreed with certain things. It shouldn't be that hard to get you to care about your environment.
Someone will clean it up? The cleaners employed by Lagos State are not even paid enough for you people to give them that kind of responsibility. It is also not sustainable. They are there only in the morning, when it rains during the day everything goes into the gutters.
I was at Muri Okunola park for an event yesterday and this guy dropped a bottle from a car, I initially mentioned it and he said he'd pick it up, he didn't. I approached him nicely to pick it up because obviously, it is unacceptable. Baba got offended and started shouting at me.
..woman telling him to clean up his mess. We dropped the bottle back in his car.
Everyone was then telling me cleaners are available to clean up the mess and I was so confused. Does that give us the licence to litter the entire place? How is that a defence from littering?