A man from the UK contributed N3,000 to the wedding of a colleague in Nigeria.
Another coworker who belongs to the WhatsApp group where the wedding donations were being gathered recounted the story.
According to @Fattsoul, who shared the tale on X, several group members were taken aback by the Nigerian’s contribution while living in the UK.
They reasoned that since the man in the UK was a foreigner, he could contribute more.
He wrote:
“Contributions are ongoing for an ex-colleague wedding. Somebody in the UK sent N3,000.00. Three Thousand Naira! The WhatsApp group Admin had to ask if it was a mistake. The guy replied with “it is the spirit that matters”. It took a lot of restraint not to cuss out the guy.”
See the tweet below:
Contributions are on going for an ex-colleague's wedding, somebody in the UK sent N3,000.00
Three Thousand Naira!
The WhatsApp group Admin had to ask if it was a mistake. The guy replied with, " IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT MATTERS".
It took a lot of restraint not to cuss out the guy
— ᶜᵃˡˡ ᵐᵉ Ricky ͂ ̐ ̈́ (@Fattsoul) December 27, 2023
Reactions as man living in the UK contributes N3k for his friend’s wedding:
@jeomaltd
“If you have to contribute for someone’s wedding without taking a widow’s mite then the couple need to go to the registry and say ‘I do’ and go home. It’s obvious they can’t afford their own wedding.”
@adekanye52 said:
“Una don ask if person wey de UK don chop?”
@yemajiconcept said:
“He shouldn’t have sent anything tbh, people saying it’s entitlement – it’s not even up to £5. Haba now. Na UK you dey o! bad as e bad, I don’t think £8 = #10,000 is his problem. He obviously didn’t want to give, then he shouldn’t have.”
