APPLY:inDrive opens applications for chief wahala officer role in Lagos
Global mobility and urban services platform, inDrive, has announced the opening of applications for the position of chief wahala officer (CWO), a campaign designed to highlight the everyday transportation and delivery challenges faced by Lagos residents.
In a statement issued on Monday, the company said the initiative seeks to celebrate the resilience, humour and creativity with which Lagosians navigate traffic congestion, delivery delays and other mobility-related challenges.
According to inDrive, the chief wahala officer will be tasked with identifying different forms of “Lagos wahala”, helping to ease transportation and delivery stress, navigating the city’s notorious traffic and representing the concerns of commuters and businesses during frustrating transport experiences.
The company said applicants must have at least five years’ experience navigating Lagos, possess a good understanding of the city’s transportation and delivery landscape, and be able to remain calm under pressure.
Preference, it added, will be given to individuals with strong community influence, engaging personalities, public-speaking abilities and a clear understanding of the challenges faced by commuters and small business owners.
As part of the campaign, two successful applicants will receive cash prizes of N1 million and N500,000 respectively.
Speaking on the initiative, Oladimeji Timothy, country manager of inDrive Nigeria, said the campaign is intended to deepen engagement between the company and the communities it serves.
He said the initiative goes beyond entertainment and provides a platform for authentic storytelling and user participation.
“At inDrive, we believe that understanding people’s everyday experiences is essential to building solutions that truly serve them. Lagos is one of the most vibrant cities in the world, but it also comes with its own unique movement challenges,” Timothy said.
“Through the Chief Wahala Officer hiring, we want to celebrate the people who navigate these realities every day while creating a fun, relatable platform for conversations about urban mobility.”
The company noted that the campaign is targeted at Lagos residents who regularly contend with traffic gridlock, unpredictable weather, delivery disruptions and other challenges associated with moving around the city.
