‘As a lady hawking fruits, you’re seen as the cheapest article on earth’

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At 29, single-lady Helen Ugwu Ukam was sighted hawking a tray of fruits, unperturbed, amid a drizzle of rains in the University of Uyo Town Campus.

Balanced on her head, while calling out to customers, was a tray of fruits which included cucumber and groundnuts. She didn’t hesitate to oblige the Saturday Tribune correspondent’s request for a chat.

Her story: “My name is Helen Ngwu Ukam. I’m from Cross Rivers State, Idiase Local Government Area.

“I relocated to Uyo about two years ago. I was in Enugu before I came down to Akwa Ibom State.

“I started by working with a company then I later quit the work and started hawking fruits for survival.

“As a lady working with that…



Source: Nigerian Tribune