Actress, Lilian Esoro has cried out after receiving a fresh rent increment notice for her business space, revealing that her landlord wants to raise the rent to N50 million
The actress took to social media to vent her anger while reposting a video of a woman who lamented a 392.31 percent increase in her house rent in Banana Island, Lagos.
Esoro said she is facing a similar ordeal, describing the situation as unbearable for business owners struggling to survive in Nigeria’s harsh economic climate.
Sharing her frustration, she wrote:
“God help me! God help us All.
A Home Rent Increase 392.31% In BANANA ISLAND.
My Business, have also just been served an increament notice yet again to N50,000,000.
Like how?? What am I selling? I can’t anymore.
I am already dealing with a lot this period!
Now to add this to my issues, really isn’t something I can deal with! Nigeria, Lagos you win!
I AM DONE!!
Zero Empathy, Zero Regulation.”
Esoro went on to criticise landlords who impose huge rent hikes without carrying out renovations or improving their properties, arguing that such practices are forcing many entrepreneurs to relocate frequently or shut down their businesses entirely.
“With everything that is going on. I am forced to ask… This wickedness is to what end please??? Same house you already bought and own in the last decade, with no renovations or anything done on the said building, you go ahead and increase the rent on occupants just because you feel like it???
”Like how and why? On what ground please? The mark up doesn’t even add up.
”Especially for business owners. Forcing people to Either move business address frequently, which isn’t good for any business (My business have been a victim of this Evil in the last 7yrs. Story for another day) or the worst, force people to Shut down years of businesses, and rendering the entire staff homeless and out of jobs.
”Having people give up on life, cos of your Greed! This is pure Evil.
”Think about your where and how you end up in life. We all take absolutely nothing out of here when we die.
”Never be the reason for someone else’s tears or misery just because you have the power now!
”There is more to life. Show a little empathy and Kindness. Please.
”Like Some landlord really need to do better.”
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Come to the mainland o or you just move go Ibadan