By Enitan Abdultawab
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has advised young workers struggling with high rental costs to consider living with their parents, relatives or sharing accommodation instead of taking on apartments they cannot comfortably afford.
Hamzat made the recommendation during a question-and-answer session on Nigeria Info FM on Thursday, while responding to concerns about how a young worker earning ₦100,000 monthly could cope with annual rent of about ₦1m.
According to him, young people should choose accommodation based on their current financial capacity rather than feeling compelled to immediately rent a self-contained apartment or mini-flat.
“Don’t let us misunderstand ourselves as a people. We are cultural people. Do you understand? So, if I start work as a young person and I’m not married, a lot of us live with our parents. A lot of us live with our cousins,” Hamzat said.
