When were the good old days in Nigeria? This appears to have been written this week.

Credit: Alli-Balogun H.Lekan

30th November, 1983

Dear Parents,

FEEDING OUR 2,300 CHILDREN

We are frightened by the rate food stuffs are rising madly in prices. There was an evening when we had no palm oil at all to prepare supper and a man in Sagamu offered us a drum for N700.00. Of Course we did not buy it. all the same we have bought other items of food for about twice what we paid for them three months ago.

I have travelled to Oyo and 22 miles further north sampling yams, tomatoes, beans and pepper. For this term we have turned some of the members of school administration to food buyers to under-cut the prices offered by our regular purchasers.

Brown beans now go fer N200 a bag.

On November 18th, our bank overdraft stood at N46,000. With food to buy till end of term and 2 months of salary to pay our staff, the figure should rise to well over N100,000. The end of the painfully long road is yet unknown.

If we are to keep our teachers - and they are doing well: of the 281 of our primary 6 who passed out last year, at least 130 got into Federal Government Colleges - we must pay their yearly increments. We are yet Pay these increments from last September.

An increase in fees is inevitable and the way I'm see it N20.00 a term added to each child's boarding fees from next term would help. It is impossible for anybody to scientifically guess how much increase should be charged, as the cause of our woes is, itself, unscientific. I have no doubt you will understand. The situation is grim.

But we cannot close the school.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Tai Solarin,
Proprietor

Chai Solarin, May your road be rough


I still remember my student number at all ?

Hardship didn't start today

Ok

Let's do small arithmetic:

Bag of Brown Beans in 1983
=₦200
Bag of Brown Beans in 2024
=₦100,000

So Bag of Brown Beans increased 500times in 41years

So if we continue like this, in next 41years (year 2065), price of Bag of Brown Beans will be:
500×₦100,000 =₦50m

All Obidients are Hungry and Poor! This hardship is showing them shege!

I need a time machine to travel back in time. I need to go get those food stuffs.

They tolerated the nonsense, were complacent and watched helplessly while the ruling class stole the people's wealth.
That's why this generation is saying enough is enough.

Look for the picture of the protest held for this hardship.
I bet the present president will be there

Good old days

There has never been any good time in this country truth be told. I listened to a 1977 song track about how things were so difficult too back then, exactly what happened then is what we are facing currently and one wonders why this country can't move forward...

Honestly it's best to just give up hoping this country can be ok any time soon.

QED

Engrjamjam:
All Obidients are Hungry and Poor!

Says Ebin pawa o Ronu miscreant

Things will keep increasing because our economy is failing and our currency losses value. All you need to do it to hustle, invest and save.
Adapt to current global changes, do crypto and forex. Try earning in foreign currencies

DM for any country number verification

Tinubu couldn't address the nation because his changing pampers per minute urinating and pooing . Remi haff suffer

The empire is collapsing.

The emperor who tamed the Atlantic ocean (even Satan is shocked) and founder of Lagos.

Nigeria Governors forum, Northern Governors forum, Southern Governors forum are all quiet on the protest. It's a trap for the so called master planner.

ORO Worshippers, Traditional rulers, Civil society Organization, Groups, APC mobilizers just ate his money and ran

What will befall him on Monday if he doesn't talk well tomorrow ehhhhhh


Tinubu, Game Over

Noted.

Tokskob2008:
There has never been any good time in this country truth be told. I listened to a 1977 song track about how things were so difficult too back then, exactly what happened then is what we are facing currently and one wonders why this country can't move forward...

Honestly it's best to just give up hoping this country can be ok any time soon.

Shatap

1983 hardship was caused by the same buhari you, Apc and tinupoo packaged for Nigeria in 2015 and voted him again in 2019.

People like mannabbqgrillz, seunmsg, omoawoke, freestuffng, Madridguy and host of other urchinnns defended for 8 wasted years

200 a bag of beans is good deal compared to the reality of today.

Engrjamjam:
All Obidients are Hungry and Poor!

You sound frustrated...are you hungry??

I wasn't born then

A failed country.

Very corrupt goat

Nigeria has always failed

This letter has been trending on social media for about a week now.

Things have been getting progressively worse in the country since independence

I like the way he broke the news of the increment...

To the parents.

Nowadays, nobody cares to give any explanation.

"Dear parents,

From next term your wards are to pay...."

At least they were simple, humane back then!

Zwooks:
Chai Solarin, May your road be rough

Wetin the man do?
Was he a bad person or you just felt cursing him will ease ur pain...just curious to know.

EyeCumInPiss:
Bag of Brown Beans = ₦200

Something that is well over 100k now.

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