What Happened When I Was To Get Married & Was Searching For House To Rent, Osinbajo Reveals

What Happened When I Was To Get Married & Was Searching For House To Rent, Osinbajo Reveals

I was looking for a good house to rent in 1989 because I was getting married soon.

I met my landlord, a seasoned attorney who clearly focused more on real estate than legal work.

He let me know that there were 3 categories of people he would not rent the property in his care to – Ijebus, Igbos and Lawyers.

I was disqualified on two accounts.

He then said to me, pointing behind him in a few shrivelled-up books on a small bookshelf, that he had the arsenal to destroy any tenant in court if I gave him any trouble.

He later, to his embarrassment, discovered that I was a Law teacher and adviser to the then Attorney General of the Federation and that of course, I am also Ijebu.

I share this to illustrate the point that prejudice and bias are natural aspects of human nature. Everyone has prejudices and preferences that are reinforced by stories and narratives.

1 thought on “What Happened When I Was To Get Married & Was Searching For House To Rent, Osinbajo Reveals”

  1. Can you imagine? Why the Igbos? That means he’s not a good landlord because he knows that the Igbos don’t take rubbish, the can’t be intimidated.

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