Mercy Johnson Responds To Comments Of Her Train Ride.

A few days ago Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson posted pictures from a train ride with her daughter,Purity,in Lagos and her action got a lot of comments.

Mercy Johnson has now responded to the comments explaining why that was her choice of  transportation  through her publicist.

    "My picture and that of my daughter,
     Purity in a Lagos train has surfaced
     online and quite a number of people
     have asked me what i was doing in a
     train and in Lagos for that matter;not
     Paris or London.

     I was around Iddo at Ebute Metta
     when my Range Rover developed a
     mechanical fault and I had to make a
     very important appointment in Ikeja
     regardless of the usual traffic
     congestion in Lagos. Luckily,a
     member of my management team
     was around,he suggested a train ride
     and we in Ikeja in less than 30 minutes
     but that is not the crux of this
     statement.

     Like I mentioned earlier,I have had to
     answer questions in private and public
     as to why I would board a train
     because trains in Nigeria are
     considered a means of transportation
     for the ordinary and not-so-rich
     people. A friend called and said i just
     devalued my brand by being on the
     train with ordinary people. I couldn't
     help but laugh. Are we extra ordinary
     people because we are celebrities?
 

    In as much as I understand the
    concept of branding,packaging and
    exclusiveness,I will never trade the
    expensive sit,interact and feel the pulse
    so-called ordinary people.

    By the way,I am part of the ordinary
    people. I grew up as an ordinary person
    among ordinary people. Why would I
    avoid them now?Would that be
    because I am now famous?Without
    these ordinary people,how would I have
    been famous in the first place,where
    would Nigeria's growing population of
    so-called well packaged celebrities be
    today?

    For the purpose of clarification,I was
    not on that train due to lack of money
    to get a well packaged cab or to get
    somebody to bring another car from
    the house but,my car developed an
    unforeseen fault and I needed a fast,
    reliable and convenient alternative
    immediately as there was urgent
    business to be attended to and I
    respect time a a lot.

    The train was available where I was;
    most importantly,I did not want to turn
    down the opportunity to be with
    the people who would ordinarily not
    have access to me so I grabbed the
    opportunity with both hands and here
    we are.

    I want to thank my co-passengers,
    officials of the train for treating me
    with absolute respect and courtesy,  I
    am indeed,very grateful.

Her PR team also released more pictures of her train ride with her daughter and husband.

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