Young man in suit and tie hawk nuts, sweets in traffic, video goes viral
- A man has gone viral after a video captured him selling his wares in a busy Abuja traffic
- Many people who had seen him before spoke about the hawker's determination
- During his transaction, the man maintained a safe distance from his customer while wearing a face mask
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A video of a man who chose to go corporate with his hawking has gone viral after the clip surfaced on the internet.
Source: UGC
Former senator representing Kaduna west, Shehu Sani, who shared the video said he met the man when he was driving into Abuja.
Perfectly dressed, the man also wore a fast mask and kept it on while he was talking with Shehu in his car.
The man has a small tray contain kolanuts, sweets, and other items on one hand as he supports the wares with another.
See his video below:
Hours after the clip went live on Thursday, March 4, the man's video has close to 15,000 times. Below are some of the reactions:
@efirstconsults said:
"I like him. Trades around Nyanya or Karu junction, FCT. Wears full corporate outfit sometimes."
@naseergoro said:
"Absolutely interesting, I used 2 see him every morning at Karu-bridge on my way 2 the office, even this morning I was telling my colleague that my broda change his top/neck tied today."
@ArinDanjuma said:
"He is just looking good for his office... May God bless the hustle."
@toyinkush said:
"I love this man. I'm proud to call him a fellow Nigerian. How I wish you got his number. His sense of contentment is in the words of our senator, commendable."
@ed_onmata said:
"It’s clear that the young man was destined for greatness, but his parents lack the well withal to take him there. Senator, I appeal to you and every well meaning Nigerian to help him realise his corporate ambitions."
In a separate story, an unemployed Kenyan nurse in Nakuru county resorted to selling face masks and educating her clients on the dreaded coronavirus.
Mercy Jelagat hawks face masks to motorists and passengers along Moi road in Nakuru town since the coronavirus pandemic was confirmed in Kenya.
Speaking to NTV, on Sartuday, April 5, Jelagat said she decided to sell the masks to make a living.
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