Business is
good for those folks on Totowu waters. But, where is the place? you dare ask.
Well, Totowu
waters are the riverine area linking Lagos to Ogun state. From Igando in Lagos,
drive through Isuti to Odo and you will come face to face with the waters.
Salisu claims
to be a 17-year-old primary school dropout. But, he boasted Sunday while
conveying 18 passengers in his canoe from Odo to the Igbesa side of Totowu
waters that he can pay the salaries of some jobless graduates. How true that
is, I do not know.
His words: “I don de do this canoe
business for years, and I don build my house at Igbesa, Ogun state.”
A man who
claimed to hold a master’s degree flayed up while being conveyed with other passengers,
this writer inclusive, inside Salisu’s canoe.
The issue
had to do collecting change from the N1000 he paid Salisu’s canoe conductor.
But, the self-acclaimed
master’s degree holder instead of exercising patient was speaking big, big grammar.
He stared propounding
theories on how to effectively run canoe transport business. My dear readers,
come and see laugh in action.
Trust
Lagosians, they turned the whole scene to another Baba Aluwe circuit show.
By the way, a journey from one end of the
river to the other will cost each passenger N100 and Salisu was bragging that
he takes home N10, 000, on the average on a good day after settling all the levies.
He may be right, he may be wrong.
But,
independent check showed that canoe transporters are like Ijaw boys. They live,
eat, drink and mate in the waters.
Therefore,
as early as 5.am daily, when some folks are still sleeping they will hit the
ground running in search of passengers with their canoe.
Off course, some of them may refresh
with ogogoro, igbo, taba, or any herbal concoctions registered by NAFDAC.
I only hope
and pray the NDLEA folks are not reading this piece. I beg ho ho. Let go
through the Totowu waters together next time, please.
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