Teacher Turned Soft Drinks Hawker Shares Heartbreaking Plea (Video)

The woman, whose name is Olaleye Folake Joy, was seen at a protest scene where she further explained to journalists how she transitioned from being a teacher in Lagos State to hawking soft drinks.

It was a very touching moment when a soft drinks hawker lamented the present situation of the country and how it has affected her in a viral video.

The woman, whose name is Olaleye Folake Joy, was seen at a protest scene where she further explained to journalists how she transitioned from being a teacher in Lagos State to hawking soft drinks.

“I can no longer hide my feelings. I’m here because I’m suffering. I’m starving. Sometimes I will not eat so that the little pure water I sell, I can use to feed my two children. My children also are hawking. I hope she’s here. I’m not happy that she is not here. If time has not gone, I can go and bring her. We are suffering,” she said, highlighting the desperate conditions she faces daily.

She went on to express her frustration with the education system: “Even to register at a public school, they will demand 20,000. Before we can be able to register her, and we thought the public school is also a free school. It’s no longer a free school. When you get there, they will bill you. Go and bring 30,000 or 5,000 for uniform. We have not seen anything. Please, help us to beg him. I’m suffering. I’m suffering. My children also are suffering.”

When asked about her profession, given the eloquence of her speech, she replied, “I was a qualified teacher before. I have my NCE. In fact, I’ve taught at Osibanjo School before. Free Liberty School. There is one at Obanikoro. I was there before. It was when Osibanjo entered the second term. They sacked the staff. Pastor …. at Holy Spirit Parish, Redeem, sacked all the teachers and put our own people there. That is why since then, it has affected me. Even my pension is still there. I’m also pleading to Osibanjo to look at me and go and settle it out. I need my pension also. I’m a professional teacher before. I have my TCE 2 and I have NCE. I went to Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education. I did part-time programs. School of Part-time Studies. First SOS. My matric number is PT07012502.”

Her heartfelt plea reveals the hardships faced by many in the country and calls for urgent intervention.

Watch the video below:

See some reactions below:

@iamstephenakin: Omo this is too much
Omo Kogi (Yagba)🦅🦍

@Oladapomikky1: Omo 💔💔💔

@socapela_amaru: Serious matters

@nlxn__: Nigerians are hungry and dying

@Mayorofenugu_: The hardship is so touching

@ManuelPeniel1: So sad

@PRINCE_AB__: May God help us all bro

@Mayorofenugu_:n It’s unfortunate

@AgbakaEye: Omooo 💔

@Daffydre2: Omo I don hear stories but this one hit me straight to the bone marrow 💔

@Makjesty: God 🇳🇬💔

@fobecyril: Lets ignore all the rubbish English and her previous job or the qualification she claims and focus on her suffering🤣

@MohWorldent: City boy came to fck things
And boy, he did
Why did any sane person think the man who stuffed Lagos in his pocket won’t do the same to Nigeria

@lykowest_: The pain in her face 😭😭😭

@AbayomiBancy45: This really heartbreaking 💔💔💔
What a country we live in

@smallboydanger_: They fit raise am for am like this o, I know my Twitter people.

@EjanlaOfnaija: I feel for her sha

@zitofine: Is really sad we keep voting the wrong people

@adelekanadeoye2: This is a clear case of tribalism and nepotism. She never said, Prof. Osinbajo or RCCG was responsible for the termination of employment. She said, one “Ngozi” from the SE was the person who sacked all the staff and employed only her people.

@realjohnnyjay: She mentioned one pastor that sacked the teachers including her and employed her own people. I don’t regard many pastors 🤦‍♂️ na una Dey give dem too much credit.

@Ireoluwa_Ademi: I don’t think Prof Osinbajo has anything to do with this na that Ngozi do the dirty work may God help us in this country.

@Japhola: Who knows her?
I’d like to gift her my next Alawee😩🤧

@lare_do1: Pesin wey dem Dey feed no go appreciate Wetin God do am
Omo suffer Dey o

@Dondamanidada: You will think your dreams are valid until Nigeria happens to you…😒😒

@da_evra: This one go still shout emilokan cone 2027 , give her time …Nigerians deserve their leaders

@BerryBoy4u: This is why we need this protest…. People have Alot to say out but there is no one to talk to but With the help of this protest… I’m glad people are Able to voice out there mind and What they go through so this Ev!l people can hear 🙉 i feel her pain and honestly its so sad

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