THERE WAS A TIME IN NIGERIA... Adeoriyomi Olanrewaju Oluseyi AKA AYEKOOTO AKILE

THERE WAS A TIME IN NIGERIA... 

By Ayekooto

*There was a time in Nigeria when you paid less than a Shilling as dowry for a beautiful damsel.*

There was a time in Nigeria when you dated the most beautiful girl on campus without owning a car.

There was a time in Nigeria when men opened doors for women and bowed in respect.

There was a time in Nigeria when a top-of-the-range Mercedes sold for N12,000, a Peugeot 504 for N6,000 and a Volkswagen Beetle for N2,000.

There was a time in Nigeria when air-fare from Lagos to London was N363 only.

There was a time in Nigeria when a bottle of beer sold for 60 Kobo and N200 suya was enough for six people.

There was a time in Nigeria when you picked items for sale in the absence of the seller and left the money on the table right there in public.

There was a time in Nigeria when vendors on bicycles dropped newspapers at your doorstep in the morning and the milkman followed suit with a bottle of milk shortly after.

There was a time in Nigeria when potable water ran from your tap and your electricity never blinked.

There was a time in Nigeria when our factories were churning out products and warehouses were not churches.

There was a time in Nigeria when you paid only One Shilling and Two pence to shag Loveth at Chrisbo Hotel!