Town hall Tuesday

Every Tuesday on Top Morning with Tosyn bucknor is: ‘Townhall Tuesday’. It is so called because it is another time to let people lay their complaints about the things that are not right in their areas. More so, on every Townhall Tuesday, there’s an opportunity to discuss a topic that is germane to people and their environments during the Public Forum.
Other than these, the show followed the same pattern as usual, with people calling in to give traffic updates and the weather reports about their areas. The update from Palmgrove, Sango, yaba, Alagbado, and Ikeja revealed that the traffic was quite free whereas the traffic at Agbado-ijaiye, Meiran, Ojo Baracks, Iju, third mainland bridge, Cement, Mile 2 and Ikorodu revealed that the traffic was bumper-to-bumper. The weather wasn’t bad either.
The Yarn-Free Zone for today was an absolute Naija affair as Ibiyemi, Lami and Omolara entertained us with their interesting music. A few minutes later, it was time to open the Public Forum. The topic that was up for discussion today was giving to beggars on the streetsas opposed to giving to corporate charity homes. There were various responses. Some people were of the opinion that street begging is an act that shouldn’t be encouraged as it would lead to slothfulness on the part of the beggars and the people who really need the help can be found in organized settings. Some other people opined that giving is giving and it should be done anywhere whenever it is possible for one to give as doing so is simply obeying God.
On Top 9 Moments today, Aramide told us about the Federal Govt’s plan to apportion 36 billion naira to improve transportation in Nigeria. Next, she said that the clash in the North has claimed the lives of 5 policemen and 60 Talibans, and a police station was burned as well. There was also a warning to drivers about sending text messages while driving as it increases the rate of road accidents. The president of France was also reported to have collapsed while jogging. The collapse was adduced to heat and stress. From the entertainment scene, Mariah Carey confessed in her latest album; Memoirs of an imperfect angel; that her marriage to Nick Cannon has brought her fulfilment.
The How-To show came up after Top 9 Moments. The show is poised to give several impracticable tips that point out the things that shouldn’t be done in order to maintain healthy relationships with others. Today, Miss Money Bags gave tips on how to use your money to make enemies- enjoy your money alone without including your friends even when you go out together; lend money to your friends and keep asking them to pay you back; always make your friends envy you by making them envy you... There were various contributions from the listeners as well. Following any of these suggestions is one sure way to create enmity with your money if that is your intent.
It was on this note that Tosyn Bucknor signed out at 10:56 am.
Ruthina Atinuke