"How Will I Explain To My Landlord?" Okada Man Laments His Inability To Pay House Rent
- A Nigerian man sat on his motorcycle and was thinking about how he would pay his house rent
- According to him, the house rent was $151 per year, and he was still unable to settle the bill
- The man was worried about how he would go home and explain to his landlord that he had yet to find the money
A Nigerian man is finding it hard to pay his house rent and came online to lament.
After he posted a video on TikTok, sympathetic netizens started asking him how much his rent was.
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He explained in the post's comment section that the rent was $151.
The man was sitting on a motorcycle with a sad face as he munched on a snack.
In his caption, he said he had no idea how he would go home and explain to his landlord that he could still not find the money.
Sharing the video, @legacyobarapper6, wrote in Pidgin English:
"How I wan tell landlord say I still dey find house rent money."
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Netizens sympathise with man who's unable to pay his rent
His post sparked mixed feelings. While some showed interest in helping, others accused him of living above his means.
@Lingard asked:
"How much for your rent? I want to support you."
@Thick-Mide said:
"Same here and na my mom death cause this. The man just dey pity me because I no get mom again."
@super pascal said:
"The first day you pay your rent is the day you suppose start saving for the next rent, and if ur 3mnth salary no fit pay your rent means your dey live above your means."
@r.m.d.06 reacted:
"Bbaba you suppose still deh your mama house and worry less on rent. But nah you one do big boy nah."
Man living in Makoko says he doesn't pay rent
Meanwhile, YEN.com reported that an Oyinbo man lives in Makoko slum, an area considered reserved for the poorest of the poor in Lagos.
He, however, said it doesn't matter where one sleeps and that the people there love him, and he has built relationships with them.
He said he does not pay rent in the house he lives in Makoko and showed the apartment's interiors.
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Source: Legit.ng
