By Austin Maho
I once had the *misfortune* of playing the good Samaritan in the street I lived.
While every other person was making brisk business on their borehole. I allowed mine to run for free.
What the heck give free water to whoever wants it, after all God gave it free I told myself.
Shortly after I noticed that many residents I thought I was doing a favor preferred going to pay for water not far from mine.
Then someone whispered to me what another said:
*Una know watin him don put for the water wen him they give am free?”
That was how my well was poison! Simple words of mouth but potent and my borehole became a pariah to be avoided.
This is the case with China’s medical gift to Nigeria. Freely given, yet the citizens rather than show appreciation are bickering, spinning all kinds of conspiracy theories, masturbating over inanities.
You have nothing, produces nothing. The world buys test kits from China, you say they are fake, where is your own that is original? Your Doctors are some of the best in the world, how many have seen Covid-19 test kid before?
Even with money medical supplies globally are not available, you don’t have money to buy, someone gave you freely and yet you are undermining the Chinese
How can a people be this ungrateful?
I just feel sad reading your write up. It seems to me that you are narrow minded. Please leave Chinese Doctors out of this issue. People have been recovering before the arrival of Chinese Doctors. Your borehole water was rejected because your neighbours did not trust you. Your interpersonal relationship with your neighbours must have been a bad one. Please don’t force your good on anybody. Chinese Doctors should go back. Their kindness might be a poison banana thrown at a greedy monkey.