This "Keke Napep" rider is not letting her heavy pregnancy stop her

The only transport operators that can match the
notoriety of Danfo drivers in Lagos are the keke
riders. They are willing to reach their
destinations, by any means necessary. Whether
they have to climb culverts, take one-ways,
they'll do it.
But a woman has decided she can fit in the
business. Not only is she determined, she is
also heavily pregnant. She is Mrs Olayinka
Adeyemo. Storried » met with her:
Please madam, how did you get into
this keke (tricycle) business?
“My brother, I’m a graduate, but rather than stay
idle coupled with the responsibility of taking
care of my young family, a friend of mine
encouraged me to take-up this business. First, I
got this tricycle through a hire-purchase
arrangement from this friend, but now it’s mine
because I’m done with paying up the cost of the
tricycle.”
How does it feel operating in a man’s world?
I don’t feel any different. I’m working and the
men are working too. The difference is that I
get more considerations from bus-stop touts
who milk us of our earnings because I’m a
woman, and when they see my protruding
tummy, they just let me be.
And your condition?
“I’m only pregnant. I’m not sick. Yes, I’m often
tired, but this work is all I have to contribute to
my family economy and meet my personal
needs”.
And your husband? “He‘s been very supportive
and my children and family members know this
is what I do for a living and they respect me for
that”.
Are making a lot of money? “I wouldn’t say a lot
of money, but it’s better than staying idle, and
waiting for my husband to do everything for
me.”
Perhaps, the day you meet her, she might be
smiling to a customer, with a baby strapped to her back