Nigerians have extolled the virtues of Northern traders, describing them as the most honest and loyal set of businessmen in the country.
While responding to a statement by Abdulrazak Rogo, Nigerians praised Northern traders for their honesty, innocence, and prioritisation of God and humanity over money.
Rogo in a post on his Facebook page, naratted the honesty of a Northern trader, saying, “Today, I paid for cement at the rate of N8,200 per bag. Now the seller called and said the price has been reduced to N7,800, so he will refund N400 for each bag.”
Reacting to the statement, Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, noted that “the level of honesty amongst ordinary Northerners is pure, innocent, and undefiled. Even until today.
“For the most part, they do not have that dirty ‘sense’ which some particular Southerners have. Their love for God and humanity exceeds their desire to make money.”
Affirming Omokri’s claims, Samson Azigbeotu states that “this hardly happens in the south. There is more honesty and sincerity in the core North than in the South. I really admire the lifestyle of the Northerners.”
Calling them the “best tribe” in Nigeria, Adeyemi Opeyemi, who alluded to personal experience, says, “The Northerners to me are the best tribe in Nigeria. I wanted to buy pure water for my little boy from one Aboki (a Hausa word for friend used by Southerners to describe Hausa men) that I never knew before, but I didn’t have change (only a N500 note was with me). The Aboki gave me it free of charge, saying, Sebi, it’s for the little boy.”
Also recounting a personal encounter with a Northern trader, Michael Ifeanyi stated, “I’m a developer from south-east Nigeria. My Abuja site manager (Muntari) is from the North. He rejected three times his salary from a client who wanted to poach him because he (the client) insulted me and chose to leave the site with me. They are loyal till death.”
Mikiel Lawal stated that, “To back up your submission, anywhere you see a northern and a southern person selling the same foodstuff, go and ask for the price of the product both of them are selling, and you will see clearly the difference.”
“That’s why life in the north is cheaper than in other parts of the country. Rather than a large profit margin while people are suffering, Northerners believe in small profits and blessings,” Abdulrafiq Akano noted.
For John Oluwasogo, he argued that the honesty of Northern traders is “top notch.”.
He said, “Among other things, this is one thing I love about the Northerners; their honesty is top-notch; even during my service year in Jigawa State, you can’t help but admire this exceptional trait of theirs.”
“Honestly, it’s peculiar to the Northern traders’ self-control attitude as a result of God’s fear and humanity.
“No one involves their price control format; they control the price of beans, tomatoes, and peppers in my community with a perfect price without any addition,” Quadri Folawiyo stated.
