Make I tell you one banger wey clear my eye for Abuja. One ogbonge businessman, Alhaji Halliru Buhari, don show us how e take shift from just N20 wey him kari come serious billionaire. Na wah! E don start am since the days of military rule under Olusegun Obasanjo.
Alhaji Halliru no be ordinary man, you fit call am ‘king of the market’ when you see am dey run him show for Abuja’s Wuse market. How e take sharp? Na big brother wey give am N20 as startup capital wey shey him hustle until e catapult to a whopping more than N200 million! Omo, no be joke o!
Him tell BBC say him no dey stress any customer. ‘I always dey reason say, make I no vex for customer, make we yarn the truth even if dem no go buy,’ he talk. This man get better vibe for market and that one na wetin dey make am stand out strong.
Him own market game na all about passion and patience. E go dey move from one corner market to another, hawking fine goods wey get quality. Na so him take build everything wey him get today, no wahala.
After years of hard work, e gather plenty connections and supporters. Now, even governors’ wives and big politicians dey patronize am. E still dey give back to community by motivating young ones say dem fit become better versions of demself if dem hold on to the business gist.
As e dey yarn, eme na come gree say for this life, you fit start from anywhere, just get guts and no give up. The key na consistency and truthfulness. So future business moguls, shine your eye! If Alhaji fit turn N20 to over N200 million, wetin stop you? Just stay original!
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