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How The Late Bishop Benson Idahosa Prophesied Into The Life Of Aliko Dangote by BASD(m): 1:06pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
The name Aliko Dangote needs no
introduction in
any circles . The wealthiest man in the black
race as
at today and consistently so for a few years .
This excerpt from the book “ The African
Apostles ”
authored by Leke Beecroft tells a true story
you’ve
probably never heard. This is a validation of
scriptures .
Born on April 10, 1957 in the then Northern
Region
( Kano State) Aliko Dangote was born to
Mohammed Dangote and Mariya Sanusi
Dantata . An
ethnic Hausa from Kano State, he showed
his love
for business by selling sweets even in
primary
school.
As a teenager, he began to work for his
uncle, Sani
Dangote and it was said of him that he
served
diligently. Sometime in 1977 and after his
20th
birthday, he approached his uncle and
master and
told him about his plan to establish a
business outfit
which would trade in cement , sugar , rice ,
pasta , salt , cotton , millet , vegetable oil and
other products .
His uncle provided a loan of N 500, 000 but
gave a
caveat to Aliko to return the loan within a
deadline
of three - months( this was the practice at the
time) .
Dangote first of all relocated to Lagos in
June 1977 ,
the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria,
also , he then began to travel around Nigeria
to develop a
strong distribution channel for the quick and
efficient delivery of his products .
A few years earlier , the Benin Airport had
been
constructed. This served as one of his
routes to the
Niger-Delta or South -South area of Nigeria.
Benin, formerly known as the City of Blood
was
then experiencing a great revival through 39
year
old Benson Andrew Idahosa , a Bini man , who
was
established as a young Christian in the
Assemblies
of God and now pastored the Church of God
Mission . Idahosa who had recently returned
from a missionary school in America had
established
strong links with a number of pastors such
as
Gordon Lindsay , Jim Bakker and T . L Osborn
among
others.
Tommy Lee Osborn, one of the greatest
evangelists
in modern times had first responded to
Benson
Idahosa ’s letters in 1962 . Subsequently, a
solid
relationship was established over the years
resulting in Osborn’ s visits with his wife,
Daisy to
Benin on a few occasions, either for his
crusades or specifically to Idahosa ’ s Church.
Of all the visits however , one specific visit in
the late
1970s was very unique . T. L and Daisy
Osborn had
stayed late ministering at the Miracle Centre
of
Church of God Mission just opposite the
Airport .
They therefore went late to catch their flight
to
Lagos which was supposed to be a
connecting flight from Johannesburg to
France , England and
then the USA.
By the time Idahosa took his guests to the
airport,
they were told that the last flight for the day
was
overbooked. Not one seat was available, the
passengers had boarded and the flight about
to
take off .
Not only that , the jetliner had begun to taxi
towards the runway. Benson Idahosa ” s new
mercedes sped towards the tarmac and
screeched
to a halt in front of the plane. Benson
Idahosa came
out and waved at the pilot frantically .
The plane stopped and the steps were
lowered as
the pilot came down to know what the issue
was.
Idahosa began “ I have two of God ’ s
important
servants who must go to Lagos ” . “ But we
are
loaded to capacity . Every seat is full ” said
the
captain. “ Never mind .
Let me on board . They all know me ; they
see
‘Redemption Hour’ ( Idahosa ’ s TV program ) .
Let me talk to them ” . Idahosa obliged,
climbed into
the plane and walked down the crowded
aisles.
The passengers were annoyed . He prayed
silently
as he returned to the front. He turned round
, facing
the passengers and started “ Excuse me
friends, I
have two of God ’s special servants in my
car . They must go to Lagos today on this
plane. Two of you
will get off now so God ’s servants can
board. God
bless you. He waited a minute, no one
moved. The
silence showed annoyance by the impatient
passengers . Some pretended to be asleep
and
others it seemed were praying . Idahosa
slowly walked the aisle again. As he
approached the rear ,
a young man rose from the back of the
plane and
asked the person sitting next to him to get
up. Yes,
said Idahosa pointing, you can go tomorrow .
You
can travel later he said , pointing to the other
man .
They both gathered their belongings and
proceeded from the plane .
Benson Idahosa stopped the first man in in
the aisle
of the plane . He asked him “ youngman , what
is
your name and what do you do?
“ My name is Aliko Dangote and this is my
assistant ”
the young man replied . “ I am a trader , a
businessman” . Impressed. Benson Idahosa
responded
“ The World will get up for you ” the mostly
Christian
passengers responded “ Amen ” . “ My God will
bless
you ! God will take you and your business
beyond
Africa and bless you beyond measure ” .
Just before descending the steps, Idahosa
turned
and raised his hands with tears in his eyes ,
praised
the Lord and blessed the remaining
passengers for
their patience. They all broke out in
spontaneous
clapping. See you on ‘ Redemption Hour’ this
Sunday evening he said . They clapped as
T. L and Daisy Osborn boarded for the
subsequent flight.
The world has since stood up for that twenty
something year old man .
Today, Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian
Billionaire ( $18. 6Bn networth ) presently the
67th
richest in the world (23rd in 2014 ) and richest
in
Africa . He flies one of the best jets in the
country.
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Re: How The Late Bishop Benson Idahosa Prophesied Into The Life Of Aliko Dangote by Elihu200(f): 1:36pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
cheisus, were i been dey ohhhh? |
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