The Editor-In-Chief had a phone conversation with Deji Williams (not real names). Below are some of the excerpts.
I am a Lagosian – born and bred in Lagos and hail from Lagos Island. My father was a lawyer in private practice while my mother was a medical doctor with the Lagos State Government.
I am the third out of out four children and my kid sister is autistic. I had a close knot relationship with my parents and siblings as a child.
I lost my dad when I was six years old and my world revolved around my mum since his demise. I attended St. Gregory’s College, Obalende for my secondary school education and wanted to follow my father’s career footsteps with the active support of my mum.
I was admitted to the University of Lagos Law Diploma program in 2005 but failed to pass the exams to study law. I was given history and strategic studies instead and I reluctantly enrolled in the program feeling a huge sense of failure in having let myself and my mother down.
The year 2008 would change my life forever as that was the year that my dear mother passed on after a brief illness. I was devastated and shattered beyond what words could describe. I was then diagnosed with bipolar disorder later that year and even had to defer my admission by one year as my mental health really declined.
I managed to graduate with a Second Class Lower and did my NYSC in Guaranty Trust Bank as a teller. Working in the bank was worse than hell on earth as they were slave drivers who hardly allowed me go for my medical appointments. I relapsed and was immediately fired for poor performance.
I later got a job with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) where I am still currently in.
Along the line, I discovered my telepathic powers and my thoughts were being read by people.
Corporate bodies started exploiting me for their personal benefits by stealing my ideas for their advertising purposes. These corporate bodies included MTN who used my ideas for their commercial benefit without paying me a dime.
I felt the urge to further my education abroad but I couldn’t afford it and so I went back to my alma mater to do a Masters in Public Administration. However, I failed the course and couldn’t graduate as I relapsed thrice in the course of my studies.
My life is in a mess as I am also saddled with the burden of taking care of my autistic sister despite my health challenges as my two elder siblings are married with children.
I have thought about relocating abroad or japa but I fear that I may not be able to cope there as the life in the diaspora is too fast paced.
My greatest worry is the ruthless exploitation of my ideas by MTN. They smile home to the bank on a daily basis leaving me impoverished without paying me any form of royalty.
I will sue MTN for $1billion and after my court victory will become a global celebrity. I will live happily ever after somewhere in the Caribbean with my wife as well as offspring.
MTN shall pay for all the harm they have done to me.
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