Going! going!! gone!!!.
The clock is ticking and time is running out, Lagosians are really trying to catch in the opportunity that comes once in a year.
The visit of a man to the cybercafe i was this weekend reminded me of the rush and urgency of people who are interested in the American Visa lottery.
A typical Lagosian attitude, always waiting till the last minutes before we get things done. We are so much used to running.
The buzz about the visa lottery can not be imagined in Lagos. Almost everybody i know wants to travel to America. It is even made worse because somebody that knows somebody has a winner who has relocated to the united states.
I for one knows couple of people have relocated courtesy the lottery. A neighbour of mine won the lottery and moved his entire family 4 years ago, this really got me under a lot of pressure because an aunt of mine will not let me rest until i do same for her.
The other day at a very busy place in Lagos called ikeja, the public address system was so loud that its almost deafening. The man kept screaming on top of his voice for people to come and register with him, the way he went about it sounds as if its rocket science to fill the forms and as if without him one can not win the visa lottery.
He is not alone in this, i have seen several television advert and listen to couple of radio jingles about the visa lottery.
How i wish we have a country that things are a lot easier , rushing to relocate to America will be minimized.
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