Let's talk about our rights

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It was the month of November when I listened to a program on radio and I learnt a lot of things concerning most of our hidden rights that day.

No doubt, we all know our basic rights but the truth is, there are still a lot of them that are being overshadowed from us and we seems very okay with it.

Let me share this little experience with you before to pointing out what I learnt.

There's a chemist shop in my street, the days they opened (operated) in the month of August last year were not up to 4 times. They'll open in the morning and before you know it, they've locked and that'll be it till the next week.
I noticed the case when I had catarrh (running nose), so I was going to far a chemist shop to get catarrh pills.

One day, I saw the owner of the shop and asked her why she's not been operating and she said the Chemist Association of the Community is disturbing her because she has not fulfilled some of their terms.

I was like: "Haaa! You should know the importance of such Union and you should have danced to all their tunes". To me, I was thinking she is not a fully registered member but she said she's a member but they want her to take her shop to another street because the distance between her chemist shop is very close to a nearby one.

She also added that the main reason they're fraustrating her life is because she refused to cover their hungry stomach with money.

That's how they disturbed her for the whole of that month until she went to settle them with money and they allowed her to continue with her business.

I know what you're thinking currently, you are insinuating that she's at fault because it's the demand of the Union. I once had this thought too but after listening to the radio program I earlier talked about, my thoughts changed.

Know this right;
No matter the field you operate, it's never a force to join or abide by any Association's rule. As far as you're approved or certified by the main governing body, you're free to be on your own without distubance.
Let's say you're a Medical doctor with approved certificate from the main/major governing body, other local assemblies have no right to push you to operate on their terms.

Let me take it down to the nearest vocations...

Let's say you know how to Barb, sew clothes, make hairs etc, you're free to operate on your own without joining any Association, infact if they force or oppress you, you have the right to take them to court....but the problem is that our judiciary system is corrupt😢.

Motorcyclists and motorists;
You've seen the task force of these Unions on road, right? Where they hunt down any motorcyclist or motorist that's not in their association? That's a big trample on right.

That radio program gave me a lot of insight on these overshadowed rights but the challenge is that, these things have turned to a norm in the society and no one seems to find any error there. I'm sure not all law practitioners know these also, so if a case like that gets to them, they'll play it according to how it's been happening.

Thanks for reading.