Billionaire businessman, Obi Iyiegbu popularly known as Obi Cubana has narrated his story of joblessness after graduating and having tried several businesses before fortune finally smiled on him.
He told BBC Pidgin how he could not secure a job after completing his National youth service and after graduating with a degree in Political Science from the University of Nigeria, Nsuka in 1998.
He said he shared a 12 by 12 single room in Abuja with several friends trying his hands on several jobs and businesses before he made his first million through an entrepreneurial venture.
According to him, “After undergoing the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) programme in Abuja, I started searching for a job all to no avail.
“That made me start small jobs and from there I became a real estate agent. I usually get 5% percent of every task that is successfully executed. It was along the line that I and my colleagues met a man who asked us to help him furnish his house.“
We did it very well and he gave me N500,000 separately from the profit of N600,000 which I also made from the deal.
Speaking on the burial ceremony of his mother and the support of his friends, Obi Cubana asked, “How could I have arranged for people to come to the event and spray money. Is it to bathe with it ? The money belongs to them, so it is their choice to spend it anyhow they like.
“All those that came for the burial were bigwigs across various industries, so they’re there to show love for my family. Some of them were my friends and colleagues from school, several years back.
As for the turnout of his mother’s burial, he said that, “My mother’s burial was like that because we had already promised her that whenever she clocks 80, we will organise a unique carnival which is the first of its kind in the world to celebrate her.
“We mocked about it and agreed. But thereafter, she died before she clocked 80. Because of that, we dissipated all our energy and initial plans to celebrate her 80th birthday into organising a befitting burial for her. That’s why it is the talk of the town.
“Whenever you visit her, she must pray for you before leaving. Even in your absence, she still prays for you, so when she died, it was as if they collected a part of my energy.”
The billionaire cautioned those waiting for miracles or seeking traditional spiritual rituals for wealth. According to him, the pastors and the native doctors also need help.
“If you want to break even, work hard,” he reiterated.
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