THE HORRORS OF OKADA ACCIDENTS

Before you flag that Okada (commercial motorcycle), read this:

According to findings,okada accidents claim not less than 1,800 lives yearly in Lagos. From data provided by The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in 2007, a total of 587 deaths resulting from okada accidents were recorded in the hospital. Its thesame story in the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, where a minimum of 10 Okada accident victims were recorded daily.At the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, about 20 okada accident cases are reported on a daily basis and at least two of these usually die as a result of injuries sustained in the accidents.

All these can be attributed to the reckless and "king of the road" attitude okada riders have adopted, making ridiculous conscious efforts to outrun vehicles from the road

Okada accidents have become the most frequent and most fatal accidents that occur in lagos state. Gone are the frequent molue accidents we used to witness back in those days. It is even said that one of the wings of the Lagos orthopeadic hospital is set aside for Okada accident.

On a more lighter note, has anyone ever entered an okada ridden by an hausa man i lagos? You tell them your destination, they just nod "yes" like they understand and take you on a merry - go - round journey. You would be surprised to find yourself in thesame spot you started from.


Resource
http://www.tribune.com.ng/21072008/news/news7.html

GOD'S LOVE

Nothing convinces me more of the tolerance of God than the way the description of Him has been so abused and trampled upon by all and sundry who are given the gift of speech.

God is love.

Love is His very own nature, yet a murderer, liar or prostitute - a lesser mortal - declares his/her undying love for another. How can such a person love? One of life's intrigues, i guess.

I have never heard such touching definition of love like i read in one of Ted Dekker's novels, show down. One of his characters define love as " the purest expression of selflessness. Its the desire to please at the expense of one's own sense of need. Its looking for another to betray their desire so you can fulfil it" Hmm . . . this kind of love is rare these days right?

So we think anyway.

Love abides with us, if only we let ourselves love, look beyond betrayals and human weakness, Such love abides with us if we but look up and seek refuge in God who is love.

What i think love is not

Love is not sex

Love is not selfish

Love is not perfect

True love is rare and those who find it should hold on to it because it is better to risk being in love than to risk never experiencing the beauty of ever being in love.