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| Meet Graduate Who Sells "Shayi" Tea by huthmanadam(m): 8:06am On Jan 14, 2017 |
Daily Trust: What prompted you to start tea business? Aliyu Ahmed Kabir: First of all, my father had been in this business for a very long time, so I learned the business from him. And looking at the current economic reality in Nigeria, I reminded myself that it was with this business that my father sponsored my education and he is still doing well, so why not start the business since I know how to do it very well and age is no longer on my father’s side. I am not the choosy type. In fact, I get surprised when I see people with only a diploma or NCE who are choosy in their search for jobs. So, since one must search and wait for a long time to get employment in Nigeria, since there is no automatic employment for graduates upon leaving school, I decided to start this business. DT: Will you drop this business if you get any government paid employment? Aliyu: I can’t leave this business. Anywhere I find myself, I will try to start up a business that suits the setting. There are a lot of businesses apart from selling tea. If you look at our leaders, they all have one business or the other that serve as their alternative source of income. White collar job is not that reliable irrespective of the jumbo pay. If you don’t invest the money, as soon as you leave the job, you will come back to zero level. And you will end up spending what you saved. So, if I get a government job, I will accept it but I will invest in other businesses. Even now that I am selling tea, I do other businesses. I buy pepper from here and take it to states like Taraba and Adamawa to sell. DT: Do you make enough profit from this business? Aliyu: I thank God; the business is providing everything I need. As I told you, my father used this business to sponsor my education. I bought plots of land at Bauchi and Adamawa states with this business; I also got my pepper business capital from this business. I buy many other things to resell with the money I make from this business, and I also do contracts. DT: What challenges do you face ? Aliyu: I don’t have any specific challenge except the current reality on the cost of living which is characterized by economic recession and inflation. We used to sell a cup of tea for N80 but now it is N120, yet people have been very considerate because they still patronize us. DT: What is your advice to the youth, especially graduates? Aliyu: My advice is that they should start doing something to earn a living. Just because you have a certificate shouldn’t make you feel superior. You can get involved in your family business if you wish. In fact, acquiring knowledge is never meant for employment purpose, it is meant to prepare you very well to weather the storms and challenges of life. It is expected of you to impact positively on the society. These ethno-religious crises in Southern Kaduna are due to the idleness of our youth. Most times you see graduates sitting under the tree without thinking of how to be productive. For example, during this pepper harvesting season, a farm hand can make about N3, 000 daily but our graduates will feel too big to do this. And some of them will allow their wives to take part in the harvest to get money and feed them while they are out there doing nothing. So, I think it is time we start doing something productive to help ourselves because God will help you only when you have done your own part. DT: What is your advice to the government? Aliyu: No business will grow without peace and harmony, so my main concern is this lingering crisis around us. My advice to the government is to address this issue of ethno-religious crises holistically without fear or favour. Also, government should help us with startup capital because without funding, creativity and productivity will be wasted Main Source Dailytrust Newspaper Other Source www.arewakonnect..com 1 Like
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| Re: Meet Graduate Who Sells "Shayi" Tea by Nobody: 8:52am On Jan 14, 2017 |
Tea/water bender |
| Re: Meet Graduate Who Sells "Shayi" Tea by Nobody: 8:56am On Jan 14, 2017 |
Life does not give you what you want but what you demand- Daniel Apkata Radio Continental 102.3fm on whispers It high time we roll up our sleeves and get dirty. Great job man http://mitacy.com/index.php/forum/other-jobs/429-it-and-siwes#6143 |
| Re: Meet Graduate Who Sells "Shayi" Tea by An0nimus: 3:54pm On Jan 14, 2017 |
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| Re: Meet Graduate Who Sells "Shayi" Tea by An0nimus: 3:58pm On Jan 14, 2017 |
On a serious note, reports like these help contribute to why we feel graduates can't/shouldn't do some of these jobs. It's like seeing a graduate riding keke, people will be like 'ehya' but the guy makes 80-100k a month. There's work everywhere but many people don;t want to do them. It's just not t.ush enough I guess. |
| Re: Meet Graduate Who Sells "Shayi" Tea by Nobody: 4:04pm On Jan 14, 2017 |
An0nimus: You are right. A lot of us just need office job where we can should the world we leaving Large |
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