The German president visit to Lagos state have come and gone but the scenes that played out will remain in the memory of the German president Horst Koehler, his wife Eva Luise and the entourage.
I was on Allen Avenue one of the commercial center in Lagos
when i noticed the un-usual traffic situation. Its not that traffic
is new on the axis or Lagos as a whole but the uneasiness i
noticed in people on bikes who are suppose to have easier
movement that buses caught my attention.
The reason for the un-usual traffic got clearer to me when i saw
all manner of law enforcement officials{we have a lot of them in Lagos
in weeks to come iwill be introducing them to you}, it was then i
realized somebody of note is around the axis.
The people were rumbling as the waiting became unbearable and
alas here comes the entourage.
The people were wavering, the bikes doing all sorts of stunts, German and
Nigerian flags were hung on all poles were wavering, the law enforcement
officials were at attention. I even overheard a superior officer charging
at his junior officer to stand well and remove his hand from his pocket.
It was really a sight to be hold.
Nigeria and Germany have one thing in common that i know and that is the
movement of capital. Bonn used to be the capital of old west Germany before
the unification, while calabar was the capital of Nigeria then it was moved to
Lagos but now the capital city is Abuja.
Despite the movement of capital Lagos still remains the nerve center of Nigeria.
We have shown the German Nigerian hospitality, i wish the Germans will
do same when our president visits.
2 comments:
I am convinced, that the germans will reciprocate in kind!
You my friend, already know what german hospitality is all about, don't you?
How many times had your president visited germany before??? I guess he was often there in germany. The next time you can send them to me and i will take a good care of him, like yours friends
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