Naira Scarcity: Nigerian Lady Pays Shoemaker With Garri And Plate Of Rice After Fixing Her Slippers (Watch Video)
Helen Temitope, a Nigerian woman, described how she was forced to pay a shoemaker with food due to the country’s currency shortage.
The young lady claimed that after calling the cobbler to fix her slippers, he told her that he had not eaten in days and demanded that she pay him with any money she had, regardless of how old it was.
Helen decided to pay the man with a plate of rice and raw garri because she felt sorry for him and didn’t have any cash.
The young woman took to microblogging site, Twitter, and shared a photo of the shoemaker eating the food in her compound.
She wrote, “Until today, i haven’t felt this bad about this new note scarcity. I called a shoemaker to amend my slippers. He said i should bring any money i have because he hasn’t got any money to eat today,that he has been trekking for more than 3hrs. I felt so bad for him.”
“I wouldn’t want to expose his face and i only posted for people to know some of these people don’t have any means of help… We should be kind. Everyone is suffering from it. If banks were giving money, there won’t be issue. I personally don’t have any cash presently.”
See her post below:
Until today, i haven't felt this bad about this new note scarcity. I called a shoemaker to amend my slippers. He said i should bring any money i have because he hasn't got any money to eat today,that he has been trekking for more than 3hrs. I felt so bad for him. pic.twitter.com/lBFcz5eC0o
— FierceNurse❣️❣️ (@HelenTemitope) February 18, 2023
