WHY WE LOVE OUR SUBURBS (2)

So last week, I gave 3 (three) reasons why suburbians will choose to remain in their respective neighbourhood. This week, we continue with the 2nd series of why we love our suburbs. Take a look…

Availability of Artisans (Service Providers):
It’s almost impossible for one to be stranded in the suburbs because a lot of artisans, cutting across virtually all vocations either stay or have their workshops in the suburbs. So you will always find one that can save the day. There are a plethora of hairdressers/hair stylists, cobblers, mechanics, spare parts merchant, tailors, food/fruit vendors, water vendors, electricians, vulcanizers, welders, panel beaters, dry cleaners, janitors, plumbers, masons/bricklayers, drivers, motor cyclists, cabmen, the list is just endless. You can easily locate them whenever the need to engage their services arise.

Communal Spirit:
I have lived both in the city centre and the suburb and I can tell you that one thing that residents of Abuja suburb enjoy that’s lacking to a large extent in neighbourhoods in the city centre is the communal life. In the suburbs, virtually everyone looks out for his neighbour and there is just a greater bond between residents. While leaving in the city centre, precisely Asokoro, I could count the number of times I even saw my next door neighbour and whenever we stumbled on each other, it was a very quick “Hi” or “Good morning”. In my present neighbourhood (a suburb of course), I can say that a brief daily chat with the neighbours is almost guaranteed. Two weeks ago, my neighbour knocked on my door to say hi. She expressed concern that she hasn’t seen me in two days and wanted to check up to be sure I was okay….I felt so loved. Now that’s communal life….sharing and loving.  There is a greater sense of responsibility to one another in the suburbs than in the city centre.

Affordability of Commodities/Services:
It just goes without saying, that things are much more affordable in the suburbs than in the city centre. Be it the cost of accommodation, school fees, articles/consumables, food items, transportation, etc. Just a few days ago, I bought a basket of fresh tomatoes for just N200. Honestly, I was scared when the seller told me the price, I had to ask him again, because I thought it was a slip of the tongue or I probably didn’t hear him correctly. But it turned out that was actually the price. He explained that he got a basket from the farmers directly who were scared it would go bad if they didn’t sell them all up.

Hear me, the suburb gives you value for your money.

Kindly share your comments or views on why you love your suburb. Cheers!