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onatisi:
Otedola told u these things ,abi
Ok ooo welldone

LOL, now I believe you are too young to remember Zenon and AP.

Goog bro.

toby2:
how u doing? Been a long time, hope u r good

OBAGADAFFI:
He didn't just lost 1b, he was debt ridden with properties confiscated.

No, bank will give him loans in such conditions.

As at that time he was also battling AP shareholders.

Remember Adenuga once ran out of the country.

I don't pity the these men.

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And how did he spring back?
From printing money in his bedroom?
The connection he has is such that all that is required was to have the president call his debtors and they will back off.
Do you know why they are all A.G.I.Ps?

Do you remember how Ifeanyi Uba of Capital Oil sucked up to the Jobathan family and he was given a soft-landing from massive debts?

Did Otedola suffer some business mishap? Of course! Even in this Buhari's government, every one is a victim. Yet it doesn't negate the fact that the story was embellished to appeal to emotions.

No Nigerian will commit suicide because of business mishap. .Talk to the poorest of the poor Nigerians, he will tell you that death is not his portion.
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EZEIGBO1OFIMO:
This dude is obviously a pretty terrible liar.

Your reason, mr. Dunce ?

InvertedHammer:
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Lol.

The son of a former governor of Lagos state who built on the wealth and connectios of his father almost committed suicide?

Tomorrow Tinubu's son will tell you how he is a grass to grace story.

The fact is that Otedola has never experienced hardship in his life.

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My broda I tire o.

Most of these successful people lie a lot.

If All the millionaires in the world are made to disclose the real source of their wealth it will shock us to realize that only about 5 out of every 100 millionaires are legitimate.

BermudaTriangle:
Your reason, mr. Dunce ?

cc InvertedHammer, kindly hit this guy with your hammer of reasoning

he had his bad day and thought of committing suicide,I bet he still had food on his table? he grew up being an ajebuter, what about people that have been having bad days all their life? not knowing where the next meal will come from, meteeeeew, e for kukuma die na, yeye dey smell

InvertedHammer:
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And how did he spring back?
From printing money in his bedroom?
The connection he has is such that all that is required was to have the president call his debtors and they will back off.
Do you know why they are all A.G.I.Ps?

Do you remember how Ifeanyi Uba of Capital Oil sucked up to the Jobathan family and he was given a soft-landing from massive debts?

Did Otedola suffer some business mishap? Of course! Even in this Buhari's government, every one is a victim. Yet it doesn't negate the fact that the story was embellished to appeal to emotions.

No Nigerian will commit suicide because of business mishap. .Talk to the poorest of the poor Nigerians, he will tell you that death is not his portion.
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mama nkechi,Abeg give this bros one bottle of monkey tail,e head dey dere

OBAGADAFFI:
He didn't just lost 1b, he was debt ridden with properties confiscated.

No, bank will give him loans in such conditions.

As at that time he was also battling AP shareholders.

Remember Adenuga once ran out of the country.

I don't pity the these men.

Yeah he was neck deep in debt, his debt profile was life choking.

But the door that that name 'Otedola' will open in this country, no poor man will dare to open it in 20 years.

You people don't know how things are run in this country. That is why I was just watching with pity when kids on this forum were lambasting Buhari when the president said 'there is conspiracy against the poor by the rich in this country'

So Otedola was the most hard working nigerian from that time (his said hard times) till now, that's why he became billionaire.

What did he invent?

InvertedHammer:
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And how did he spring back?
From printing money in his bedroom?
The connection he has is such that all that is required was to have the president call his debtors and they will back off.
Do you know why they are all A.G.I.Ps?

Do you remember how Ifeanyi Uba of Capital Oil sucked up to the Jobathan family and he was given a soft-landing from massive debts?

Did Otedola suffer some business mishap? Of course! Even in this Buhari's government, every one is a victim. Yet it doesn't negate the fact that the story was embellished to appeal to emotions.

No Nigerian will commit suicide because of business mishap. .Talk to the poorest of the poor Nigerians, he will tell you that death is not his portion.
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Oh yeah, lots of Nigerian Bussinessmen committed Suicide when the stock market crashed. Because most of them got loans for the investments.


You probably think Nigeria Bussiness men don't go through serious depression.

The poor are always comfortable in their condition, but greed and wealth drives the Rich.

If you remember Mike Adenuga saga with OBJ, then you will understand what these go through everyday.

That's why most rich Nigerian are not interested in doing business in Nigeria anymore.

EZEIGBO1OFIMO:
This dude is obviously a pretty terrible liar.

am marveled at such lies. Knowing fully well who his dad was

Wow!
That was an inspiring video.
Most of the people running their mouths here about not being inspired "because he is a former Governor's kid", have either not watched the video, or are way too small/young for it to make any meaning to them...and so cannot relate to the video.
Great video!

InvertedHammer:
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And how did he spring back?
From printing money in his bedroom?
The connection he has is such that all that is required was to have the president call his debtors and they will back off.
Do you know why they are all A.G.I.Ps?

Do you remember how Ifeanyi Uba of Capital Oil sucked up to the Jobathan family and he was given a soft-landing from massive debts?

Did Otedola suffer some business mishap? Of course! Even in this Buhari's government, every one is a victim. Yet it doesn't negate the fact that the story was embellished to appeal to emotions.

No Nigerian will commit suicide because of business mishap. .Talk to the poorest of the poor Nigerians, he will tell you that death is not his portion.
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Bro, its obvious you've not watched the video.
Spend 26mins of your time and some data and watch the video, and you'll find multiple learning points you can take home.

PS: He never said at any time he wanted to commit suicide, he only stated it was one of the possible options, as the richest man in Germany at that time actually committed suicide from the global financial crisis (you can google it), Otedola himself never considered committing suicide.

He went through that experience, yet he remains one of the people milking out the country via fraudulent oil subsidy claims. So, how did get out of the debt problem? Invention? Loans? Corrupt Govt patronage? Smh

ASK HIM MAYB HE SELL GALA AT D ROAD SIDE OR INSIDE TRAFFIC NI.....

stories that touch. u even had options nd u picked one. most poor masses had or have none.

He surely lost heavily in 2008/2009 oil price crash and that made him drop off the list of Forbes billionaires then

What helped him bounce back rather quickly was his tight friendship with GEJ who by providence became president in 2010.
Otedola was one of the very few businessmen that publicly associated with GEJ while he was vice-president against politically-correct position of not being the friend of an 'enemy' of Turai and her cabal even while Yar-Adua was still alive.

GEJ rewarded the loyalty even after Otedola forfeited a chunk of his assets to AMCON

We all have a story..

I think one can draw strength from this, even if the story appears not to be so true.

JayJohnson:

I am sorry, I have forgotten your tecno phone cannot play YouTube videos, that is why you are asking when he lost the money. It will be wrong to jump to the conclusion you are deaf which may be wrong. But at this time, it is safe to assume you are obviously not using your listening faculty hence your continued joblessness! Typical children will end up abusing you when their stupidity is being corrected and they end up being stupid for life

This argument isn't necessary. people view things from different angles. We need to learn to respect views and not condemn others. what you think is wise in 2016, May be foolish in 2020. The fact remains.

Otedola is a businessman, I agree
Same Otedola is a thief, who stole the nation's wealth to the tune of over 5 billion dollars. I am not exaggerating here. he was one of the biggest criminals in the Fuel subsidy Fraud, the biggest fraud in Nigeria, worst than the Dasuki gate and Power project fraud. which he tried to escape by setting up Farouk -Lawan. The masses kept quiet, journalists didn't ask the right questions, and we all suffer.

Don't ever make the mistake of following his success tips, unless you want to be a thief. Learn from the hardworking, genuine and honest Nigerians, working day and night to see their business grow and flourish. It doesn't matter how small their businesses are, as long as they earn a honest living.

We live in a country where people who steal from the masses are celebrated locally & globally.

The people of Brazil stood against a corrupt President, the People of South Africa stood against a corrupt Zuma, who did not only return what was stolen, but also apologized to the public on national television.

#NigeriansStopCelebratingCriminals

KenModi:
Oga Femi, I believe you completely.

Except you have not gone through one depressing moment or the other where you feel there is no need to keep on living due to problems in your life, that you would disagree with me.

I'm not saying committing suicide is the best option but there comes that moment in one's life where you could be neck deep in problems especially financially where you begin to question yourself and ask if you can continue to manage until things get better.

Do you want to study abroad? If yes, I would like to inform you that my company has struck a partnership agreement with two universities in Canada, (Trust me, e no easy to get those people).

September and January admissions are already going on.

Get yourself out of that country to a better and safer place. You can work while you study for your degree and after graduating a job awaits you.

Check my signatue now and contact me so we put in your application immediately.

Nice one, I will be following developments...

Love Machine:
Don't let pastors and Bishops deceive you with sweet sermon.

I hear

I don't find anything new or inspiring in this sort of narrative because it will always wind up as mere wisps/whiffs of nothing in particular. We all know how he got there. Nigeria sha!

Nigeria emergency billionaires who made their emergency billions ,they always have emergency answers to emergency questions.
Many of these so called billionaires cant make it in a normal legal straight system.

help me too oh Lord...

InvertedHammer:
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Lol.

The son of a former governor of Lagos state who built on the wealth and connectios of his father almost committed suicide?

Tomorrow Tinubu's son will tell you how he is a grass to grace story.

The fact is that Otedola has never experienced hardship in his life.

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The most annoying thing is that some mummu will watch the video now and blike ""You can make it in 9ja" "There are Self Made Billionaires in 9ja"

InvertedHammer:
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Lol.

The son of a former governor of Lagos state who built on the wealth and connectios of his father almost committed suicide?

Tomorrow Tinubu's son will tell you how he is a grass to grace story.

The fact is that Otedola has never experienced hardship in his life.

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You dey mind the idiiot. Na so Davido and Naeto C dey sing 'Back when I was broke'. I still dey wonder when dem broke.

temitemi1:
If Femi Otedola almost committed suicide, there still plenty of hope for me then.

Hope ke?

Only Fayose your* role modem* is your hope!

The only thing he said that i agree is the role of destiny.
Every other thing na shoot bird im mama fly.

As son of Micheal Otedola he never suffered one bit.
Listen to him speak,you will attest to his impeccable grooming/upbringing.

Case in note:Even before he sold the pick up diesel,that catapulted his business,
He was able to lodge his family ad infinitum in sheraton
Hotel just because of no power in the house.
Loosing 1 billion out of say 3 billion and having undue political leverage in politics is not what i call being an astute business man.
If you talking business,talk Ekenedilichukwu, Dantata, Chief.Innocent Chukwuma, Razaq Okoya, Ibru Family,etc.

No be all dis political opportunists.

Who cares?

yemmit90:
It is very possible, if you are a business man, you will understand him better.

I have my own part of this type of story to share someday.

I also have mine to share someday. I only believe u are rich when u tell me you are rich.

Mr otedola, do you still wear designer asho'oke shoes and danshki up and down?