I retract my earlier statement (under duress)

Na wa oh! Kata kata don burst!!!

My nearest and dearest was put off by my rant about NEPA (see earlier posting). I have been warned that if I want to see her step even one toe in my beloved Naija, I better go and find betta betta news to report (talk about artistic freedom, this is blackmail of the highest order).

I had a discussion with my work colleagues across from me in my bank, and it turns out that my situation was of a particular nature, as the owner of the house I was staying in was away in the US, the generator was running at the level of the... (how do I put this), the level of the average man, or average driver, or house help. In other words, the helps in the house were given strict instructions to turn the gen. off at a certain time, hence me stewing at night (ah ah, didn't they know I was coming?).

Soooooo...

my banking colleagues have re-assured me that...

1. they regularly run their gens all night if need be
2. they have big 250kv running gens and small night time running gens to run fans and fridges
3. they have fans that you pour in water that gets cold and generates a cool breeezzze at night
4. that there are new solar panels that automatically switch over when the mains power goes off

and so on

Obviously, my thinking was still stuck in the days of my youth when we had no other choices other than to grin and bare it. I apologise for this confusion. Apparently, I am now one of those ogas that suffocates the poor people with my very own diesel fumes. I am reliably informed that I have the means, (didn't I know?) and when you have the means in this country you are able to solve all the problems of the common man and more. Apparently, I am no longer a common man.