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*Photos of a squeegee man wearing a tailored suit have gone viral

*His name is Abdulahi Olatoyan and he was spotted on the streets of Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria

*His sartorial style has already netted him a new job at a Nigerian fashion label


(CNN)In Congo, Sapeurs (the Society of tastemakers and elegant people), are known for their love of luxury tailoring even while performing the most mundane of tasks. But one car windscreen cleaner in Nigeria's Abeokuta is competing for this title.

Abdulahi Olatoyan, who is a university dropout in his early thirties, turned to the streets to make a living and save enough money to start his own business.

Wearing a bright polka dot suit and red velvet bow tie, Olatoyan says he hopes to return to school one day and finish his studies.

"I didn't want to be wandering the streets doing nothing" he explains, adding he wanted to make sure people knew he was serious about his work.
"He is the first suited windscreen cleaner I have ever seen", says photographer Daniel Sync, who decided to take photos. "We need more innovative citizens like Abdulahi in Nigeria", he added.

Sync spotted the cleaner on his way to work and rushed to the office to pick up his camera. The photographs have since gone viral - with Olatoyan being offered a job at Nigerian clothing line OUCH.
The label's designer Uche Nnaji posted on Instagram that Olatoyan could come work at his company, and listed seven reasons why he deserved the job. He asked his 18,000 followers to help track down the elegant squeegee man.

Olatoyan has now been offered a position as 'style doctor' at the menswear brand: "I have a team of young people that I call style doctors," says Nnaji, "when I saw him I thought this person is someone that likes looking good and can style others".
"I saw attitude in him and thought if this man is doing this just to go and wash cars, he is someone that will work with a different mindset even if he's doing the least popular job in the company" he added.
Olatoyan will soon begin offering his own distinctive opinions on style and taste to customers.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/africa/dapper-car-washer-nigeria/index.html



Meanwhile, Uche Nnaji, who offered to help Olatoyan just reacted to his being featured on CNN:

"uchennajiNow I feel like ... I only wanted to ADD my own little VALUE , didn't know @cnn would just put @abdulahiolatoyan on global news within 48hrs. ---------- Please welcome him on IG by tagging all your friends to FOLLOW him and show him some Love, this guy @abdulahiolatoyan is a product of GRACE"

Nnaji wrote via Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFoIS4RwQm3/

CNN??

baba God o pick up the call emi nofe wa range
Dangote get meji

Hmmmmm Hardwork surely pays..

CNN? This is serious.

I wish him all the best in the world

ErnieSmallzz:
Hmmmmm Hardwork surely pays..

which hard work?? naGod favour the niqqa

you never see people wey d hardworking pass am??

olihilistic:
which hard work?? naGod favour the niqqa

you never see people wey d hardworking pass am??

hmmm true, we should just keep praying to God to make our hard work pay & nt be a waste of time

ErnieSmallzz:
hmmm true, we should just keep praying to God to make our hard work pay & nt be a waste of time

na the koko be this wey you jus yan

olihilistic:
na the koko be this wey you jus yan

CNN is writing about him



God is picking calls these days


Mine is next!

In JAYWON's voice
Do it well then the whole world maa gbor .
That simple

.na so e dey be,

By now, Relations were been never call am for the last 5yrs don begin dey call am.

Wow
Lalasticlala come and put this on FP oh! Na you post am sef

Many young boys here in kano below the age of 18 also do same, just that they are not corporately dressed... Good for him

Guess the guy "Olajumoke" trick worked out as he planned.

DIGNITY IN LABOUR PAYS.. THE KIND SWINES WEH DH CLEAN SCREEN HERE EHHH

TOPCRUISE:
I dont care if nairaland seun ban me. My only plea is that the mods remove this from my profile: I believe that there is no god/God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet."

Next time you won't comment on post that doesn't concern you. I'm sure you saw the warning before you went ahead and accept it.

Nice1, God has finally answered his call. God will answer mine too soonest in Jesus name. Amen

Another media hype again...

na to dey wear agbada hawk sumthn o

Another olajumoke in the making.. I'm happy for him. Hope this won't soon become the password for front page

For the unemployed you only need innovation and foresight to get you there and not just flinging your CV upandan

Excelboi:
Next time you won't comment on post that doesn't concern you. I'm sure you saw the warning before you went ahead and accept it.

but its not right

They can comment on our threads and we can't make comments in theirs??

Excelboi:
Next time you won't comment on post that doesn't concern you. I'm sure you saw the warning before you went ahead and accept it.

Which warning and what the hell are you talking about. Do you think i will be so foolish to go ahead and accept warnings that is not my business. If you have nothing good to offer get lost

When God decides to Favor a man, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him....................

Splashme:
Nigerians are great people. Our only disgrace is the dunce we have in Aso Rock who feels dishing out lies everyday is the solution

Is that how you call your father, dunce?