“Move to a high rent area even if you have to live in a room”

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has shared some tips about how to overcome poverty.

Pinpointing on the neighborhood of a person, Reno Omokri deduced that the place one lives affects alternatives accessible to him/her.

Sharing a tip, the previous aide suggested folks to transfer from a low rent area even if they have to live in a room in a high rent area.

According to him, poverty shouldn’t be brought on by generational curses, however by generational unhealthy habits triggered by one’s surroundings.

On Twitter, he wrote: “Where you live impacts alternatives accessible to you. By residing in a high rent district, you will pay attention to extra job or enterprise alternatives than these in a low rent district. Your proximity to alternative provides you an edge over these residing in a low rent area.

“Your neighbourhood impacts your wealth perspective. If you live in a low rent area and get $1000, you might really feel you’ve arrived, as a result of you are higher than others. But in a high rent area, you realise $1000 is nothing, and that challenges you to enhance your incomes.

“Better to be a median man in a high rent area than be a lord in a ghetto. Move from a low rent area even if you have to live in a room in a high rent area. Poverty shouldn’t be brought on by generational curses, however by generational unhealthy habits triggered by your surroundings.

“You are the average of the 5 people you hang around with the most. Your neighbours either add to your labour or your favour. That is why you should choose where you live wisely. Slums often come with scums. It is hard to rise above your location.”