My people, you don hear the story of dis strong woman wey dey drive truck? Her name na Mrs. Cynthia Chukwu from Enugu State. As she dey tear road, she dey break barriers for womanhood.
Make I tell you, when people first see am, dem go dey ask, ‘Wetin you mean say you dey drive truck?’ Many no fit believe say woman fit do such work, but na so dem dey learn o! Cynthia dey use her life show say women fit shine for any job wey dem put dem mind.
As she talk am, na gradually her journey take start. Dem no carry am enter truck immediately, she dey test the waters. But e no take long before she sabi say na so she wan live her life. She no just come dey drive trucks; she dey challenge the stereotype wey dey follow women for men-dominated work.
She be graduate from Institute of Management and Technology for Enugu, where she study Mass Communication. Na im make the way she dey handle people for road dey smooth like butter. Fast forward, she enter truck driving for 2023, and from day one, she don dey impress people wey dey doubt her.
Cynthia tell us say the hardest part na self-doubt. As she dey drive, she dey tackle pressure wey dey come from everywhere, but instead of make am fall, she use am take motivate herself. Na wetin she call ‘confidence upgrade,’ every mile wey she drive, she dey become better person.
Even when dem dey underestimate her because she be woman, she no vex o! She just see am as chance to prove dem wrong. Women no supposed be seen as weak on the road; na skill and training na im matter pass. Cynthia dey always prepared, and no be gender go stop her from doing her job well.
She also talk about her marriage; distance no easy. Sometimes she dey away from her husband and children for long, but dem sabi how to communicate and dey support each other. E good say her husband dey give am strength, and dem dey build their marriage strong despite the challenges.
She fit miss family gatherings and be alone on the road sometimes; she don face many scary experiences. One wey she no go forget na when she dey travel northern Nigeria and no security in sight. But her music dey ginger her when long drive dey come. Na so she keep herself alert, turning any boring drive to jamming section with tunes.
Cynthia don also start to share her story for TikTok, and she no expect the kind love wey she dey get from people. She dey use this platform inspire others wey fit think say woman no fit do truck driving. Na so her life don change; financially, emotionally, everything dey go up!
But make we hear the truth, time wey she dey miss with family dey weigh am down. She don lose some moments wey no fit come back, and that na the sacrifice wey many no dey see. True talk, Nigerian society still dey learn to accept women for unconventional careers, but Cynthia be living proof say progress dey happen.
Before she become truck driver, she try her hands for caregiving, but dat no work for her. Na when her husband lose im job, she decide say truck driving go fit help dem. After correct training, wey her husband help am register, she don become the best student for her class.
Mrs. Cynthia Chukwu dey represent all the women wey dey break down walls and challenge stereotypes with her truck-driving hustle. No be easy, but she dey carry her journey with pride. As she tear road, she no just dey drive; she dey change the narrative!
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