The story is
an entire deviation from the stories of Uber drivers assaulting their clients
that has become rampant, recently.
Nigerian lady
has taken to social media to narrate how she met her husband, who is an Uber
driver. The whole story started from simple courtesy, then it progressed to a
conversation before it reached the altar.
“On the 19th
of July, 2016 after a very hectic time at a Client’s office, I ordered for an
Uber ride somewhere around Bourdilion Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Then one ‘Gregory
Shola Okorodudu @bigsholz ’ picked up my request and called to get exact
description to where I was. I described it to him and asked to let me know when
he arrives.
On getting to
me, he said ‘goodevening Maam’, he got out of the car, took my bag, asked where
I wanted to sit and opened the door for me. He was like “hope you’re okay Ma?”
then I just cut in, “if you call me Ma again I will call you Sir”….lol.
Shortly
after, I got a call from my Bestest Nonso and we spoke for a while as there
seemed to be a very long traffic that day. At the end of the conversation she
told me Afam our friend got us Ribs of fire (barbeque pork ribs) with fries. I
was so excited I was singing ‘Afam is the best’…my favourite meal from
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Then I got off the call with a better countenance than
I got in the car.
Then Shola
cut in saying, ‘sorry to eavesdrop into your conversation but did you say you
found ribs of fire in Lagos?’ I said ‘yes’. He had this big grin on his face
then said it was one of his favourite meal in Manchester, UK.
Then I looked
at him like, “You’ve been to the UK?” he said YES! Did a Masters in Petroleum
and Gas Engineering and graduated with Distinction. I was in shock and he said
you don’t believe, here is my certificate. He’s got his documents scanned on
phone. So I was like why are you driving Uber then?
He said well
job is not forth coming and Uber provided him an Entrepreneurship platform so
he grabbed it. But that day in particular, his driver lost his dad and he said
rather than the car just being at home doing nothing he decided to drive. I was
thrilled and we got talking on and on about life in the UK and Lagos and his
aspirations.
Then we moved
on to his present walk with God and how he’s desirous of a higher walk with
God. On getting home, I said, oh! I was going to the church for Choir rehearsal
then he offered to wait and take me there. I just knew I had met an ANGEL
somehow.”
Congratulations ooo
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