On Thursday morning many Nigerians woke up to the alarm that many South Africans are busy booking Uber and Bolt in Nigeria from their home country, South Africa.
This however, is geared towards making life more excruciating for the common Nigeria citizens.
I bumped into my Twitter, now X account in the morning hours of Thursday and I noticed that ‘South Africa’ was among other trending keywords.
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I checked into the keyword to know what’s going on in South Africa just to be clothe with the saga at which South Africans are causing in Nigeria.
It was noticed that they (South Africans) used any way possible to change their locations and start booking rides in Nigeria.
In one of the complaints I read, one of the Uber drivers who wrote to MissPearl, an influencer on X complained that she had to burn fuel around Port Harcourt to carry a passenger only to find out that said passenger is in South Africa booking rides in Nigeria.
This escalated as many Uber drivers in Nigeria faced the same problem from South Africans.
In retaliation, many Nigerian youths moved swiftly into action. Infact, they converted it into a ride challenge.
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They started ordering Bolts and Uber in South African different locations and when the driver gets to the location, they’ll cancel the ride.
Currently, it appears the pressure has calmed in Nigeria but still hot in South Africa. Nigerians seem not interested in backing down on this ‘RIDE-WAR’.
My Take On All This Ride Challenge Between Nigeria and South Africa
I’ve noticed with dismay how Africans have decided to turn against each other in recent times just to score unnecessary points.
Who on Earth destroys his home and still prays to have a home? Africa is a home for all Africans, destroying it by ourselves is nothing but absolutely stupidity.
Nigerians are currently faced with a biting economy and the cost of fuel these days is much more than the cost of a daily bread. Trying to make life more difficult for common Nigerians is something South Africa should deviate from because if I must be honest, no one faces a hungry angry lion and thinks he’ll get away freely.
Africa is faced with the problem of corruption and bad leadership. Focusing our energy in fighting this to make Africa a better place for all is and should remain a priority rather than bringing more shame to the continent.