My people, hear wetin Wale Tinubu, the big oga for Oando Plc talk for Lagos. Dis man dey carry heavy gist come our side! Him don urge all of us wey dey Nigeria make we no dey run from failure, instead make we embrace am like sey na our brother!
According to the GCEO, he said na when we fit learn from our wahala, na im society go really dey progress. E don talk this thing during him interview wey happen after him collect honorary doctorate for University of Lagos convocation. Tinubu no gree make we dey think say na Nigeria no fit work; say we all need to join body, no be to dey complain and condemn.
“We dey learn from our failures and we go fit shine again. Nigeria fit get am right if we fit waka together as one,” na wetin him talk. No be small matter! Him also talk say for business and nation-building, you go need get mind to take risks, because if you dey fear failure like say na snake, you go just dey dey sit down for corner dey watch life pass you by.
Tinubu also share say more collaboration between government and private sector dey important, especially for education and health matter. Him dey shout say alumni need to come back, reconnect, and help develop their schools. “Some of wey don shine don forget where dem come from! We need to scatter this jinx and make am rain for our future,” him yarn.
As e dey talk this matter, e dey emphasize say this award wey e collect no be say na just to dey show off, but na challenge to serve better. “UNILAG no just dey churn out graduates, dem dey produce nation-builders wey go fit change Nigeria for good,” him talk as him praise the school wey don dey run since 1962.
Tinubu talk say the country dey face serious change and we need to jump out of our comfort zones to make wetin dey happen for our favor. E believe say universities no suppose dey just dey watch, but make dem dey lead the charge on how we go fit solve our national wahala.
Na every country wey dey shine dey invest well for education, so make we take education seriously, especially for higher institution matter. From him own side, Tinubu share how him no let his beginning stop him. As young lawyer wey no get plenty money, he fit turn wahala to opportunity, and him advice young graduates say make dem no wait for perfect time; make dem start to dey hustle no matter the conditions.
Born for June 25, 1967, Tinubu don go school for University of Liverpool and London School of Economics before he come join Nigerian Bar in 1990. E co-found Ocean and Oil Group wey later turn to Oando Plc, wey na one of the top energy companies for sub-Saharan Africa. This man no be only businessman, him dey do well for humanitarian work too through Oando Foundation, and him don collect national honor for him contributions. Wetin you dey wait for? Naija dey need pipo like Tinubu to help push us forward!
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