Pelumi Nubi, the content creator who took a solo road trip from London to Lagos, was met with a hero’s welcome in Nigeria.
Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, Hon Commissioner of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, and Idris Aregbe, Special Adviser, Tourism, Arts, and Culture, met Pelumi at the Nigeria-Benin Republic border on behalf of the Lagos State Government.
Pelumi Nubi’s second visit was Badagry, from where she traveled to Unilag for her homecoming ceremony.
She told Channels Television, “It feels great to be back home. Honestly, the reunion has been wonderful and inviting.
“To be honest, Nigeria is absolutely my home, so it’s fantastic. I expected a homecoming, but everything has been wonderful, so thank you so much; I am extremely appreciative, and I can’t wait for the party at Unilag.”
Nubi, who started the trek on January 31, was engaged in an accident while on the way.
In March, she published an Instagram photo of her now-wrecked automobile, which showed serious damage to the front bumper and a smashed windshield.
An accompanying video shows her being carried in an ambulance, with the caption: “Say a prayer for me.”
Pelumi’s father described her safe arrival in Nigeria as the “end of anxiety”.
He said, “I kept on telling people that what looks to you people as content creation is a nightmare for us. Every night we couldn’t sleep, so it’s been two months of fun for the whole world but not for us.
On how she felt when her daughter informed her about the trip, Pelumi’s mother said that she approved of it because she had visited over 80 countries before and it was her choice to embark on the trip.
In an earlier interview with Channels Television, Nubi spoke about what pushed her to drive across continents:
“Honestly, I just wanted to show that this kind of travel was very possible for someone who looks like me and really inspires the next generation of travellers to step out of their comfort zone and do incredible things.”
“Each time I try to imagine it (driving into Lagos), I get goosebumps because it’s just been such a tremendous journey, you know, showing people the parts and all of that, and then to get to this finale, and I hear it’s a homecoming like people have rallied up.”
Nubi, who has travelled to over 80 countries, says she’s “trying to show that as a woman travelling solo, you know, you do have to have that extra safety or that extra layer of safety consideration, but it shouldn’t stop you.”
