Connections not needed! Lagosian gets governor’s attention with one proposal
By Abraham Adegoke
Connection. That’s the magic word to get whatever you want not only in Lagos but also in Nigeria as a whole. Whether you’re looking for a job or looking to get a contract from a company, you just need to know someone that knows someone that knows someone that matters.
It’s become such a widely held belief that even churches have made it a prayer point.
But this man says you may not need to be connected to get things done, within the Lagos state government at least.
Olumide Akinsola, a twitter user, wrote a proposal and dropped it at the office of the governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode.
He didn’t call or tell anyone to help him push it.
8 days later, he had received calls from two commissioners.
Olumide couldn’t contain his surprise, so he took to twitter.
Another twitter user asked for the governor’s address.
Asked what the proposal was about. Olumide tweeted:
And he encourages others to do the same:
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