In what would be another historic low for the president Muhammadu Buhari government, Gov El-Rufai of Kaduna State, and Government of Kano State under Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, aka Gandollar, a 26-year-old man from Kaduna State, has become a social media sensation for putting himself up for sale in Kano.
Idris, who claimed to be a tailor, has been roaming the streets of Kano State carrying a placard that reads “This man is for sale for N20 million.”
It was gathered that the young man who said his decision to sell himself was due to hardship, has been on the streets for five days looking for who will buy him, according to a report by Daily Trust.
He said his family was aware that he had offered himself for sale, adding that he had initially presented himself for sale in Kaduna but when he could not get a serious buyer, he decided to try Kano State with the hope that someone will pay the required price.
“Even though many people have offered me various prices of N10m, N5m and N300,000 in Kano, I refused because the amount is less than what I expected,” he said.
The young man said he was operating a tailoring business which failed due to the financial crisis and as such, he lost his customers and became financially handicapped.
He explained that he had no money to survive, not to talk of investing in another business, hence, he decided to present himself for sale at N20m only.
When asked what he intends to do with the money, he said, “I will give my parents N10m; I will give N5m as tax to the state where I was bought, the person who helped in advertising me will be rewarded with N2m while the remaining N3m will be kept for me under the care of the person who buys me for my daily upkeep.”
He further stated that he knows that he would lose his freedom after being purchased but he’s not worried as he has made up his mind to do the bidding of his master.
He said if nobody buys him in Kano, he would move to another state to sell himself.
National Pivot has recently reported that the President of the Foundation for Peace and Non-Violence in Nigeria, and hero of the Niger Delta Amnesty programme, Mr. Onengiya Erekosuma, has said the greatest challenge facing the country is the failure of government to address the basic needs of the people.
Erekosuma while speaking in an interview with New Telegraph, said when a country practices a system that has frustrated their people to the point that some are willing to do anything just to survive," the current challenges facing the country shouldn't come as a surprise.
Asked why insecurity has become a booming business despite the risks, he said government has already created a situation where people no longer see the difference between dying from hardship, and dying from striving to survive through acts of criminality.
"Living in Nigeria now is not a risk? Serious attempts have not been made to deal with unemployment and poverty, but the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
"There had been widespread corruption and profligacy in the country, particularly on the part of our leaders.
"I pray God to give our leaders the understanding to see what times we are in.
"The problem is that we don’t tell ourselves the truth. The government needs to face the reality that things are not being done the right way," he said.