Osun Residents Scramble For Second-hand Dresses
Nov 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: NEWSTHE Nigeria nation may be heading for doom as housewives and ladies of repute in Osun State scrambled for Second-hand clothes for the just celebrated Ileya Festival when they could not afford the more expensive new materials.
Investigation conducted by OSUN DEFENDER across Osun State, particularly Ilesa Community has revealed.
According to the medium’s investigation at Ereja Round About Area in Ilesa last week Thursday, housewives, ladies, particularly those working at Ilesa West-Local Government Council were in the rush to pick top wears and skirts for the Ileya and New Year festivities.
The venues, where the scrambles were noticeable, were Ereja Square, as well as the entrance gate to Ilesa-West council secretariat where the wears were openly displayed to the public.
OSUN DEFENDER also gathered that similar situations pervaded at other major towns like Ile-Ife, Osogbo, Ikirun, as well as villages and hamlets across the state.
It was also revealed in Ilesa that the used clothes were purchased in large quantity by both housewives and young ladies, so that it could last for months.
The source further stated that buyers preferred the used clothes as it helped reduce financial burden of having to buy new clothes, and also because of its better quality than locally made ones.
A patron and a mother of four children, Mrs. Felicia Aduke from Imo area, who was at Ereja Square to purchase second hand cloths for her children said she preferred the second-hand cloths to loyally made ones ones, stating that the materials were usually made of better fabrics.
While speaking in a chat with OSUN DEFENDER, a sixty year old housewife, Mrs. Gloria Babatunde said gone were the days where people hide their faces to purchase second-hand cloths, as she blamed the Federal Government on Nigeria’s woes, stating that the bad economy has led housewives and ladies into patronizing second-hand cloths.
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That is part of our dividend of democracy.State of living spring where nothing is working.
why are u surprised that u seeing people buying second hand dress in Osun State!that has been the way of Nigerians,85% of Nigerians wear second hand dresses,even the one you reporter were putting on,the day byou wrote this report was a second hand clothes.Be informed it is not an osun thing,it is like that all oveer the country.nothing seems to be working in the country,GOD BLESS NIGERIA
balo´s last blog ..PDP: ENOUGH OF THIS CHICANERY
This happens because people cannot afford to buy cloths that are ready made or so called new one, even if you can afford them they are not as durable as this second hand cloth. God should just help us, and besides is not only Osun’ residents case, it is all over the nation. GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY NIGERIA
I think the living springers are reaping what they sow. Some of these does are those that aids and abet rigging in most polling units across the state. They sold their right in exchange of N500 only then, now they’re not only suffering but the whole state.
I think the living springers are reaping what they sow. Some of these are those that aids and abet rigging in most polling units across the state. They sold their right in exchange of N500 only then, now they’re not only suffering but the whole state.
my prayer for our people is that, make God save us from this wahala people that is govern us, to my own comment no body willhave money an go for second hand clothes for any fesival at all.make send all these wicked people leave and alow people of like mind come to rescue us
Great people great nation. I pity myself and my people.May God save us from the hands of the “jegudujera”.