SECRET OF SUCCESS OF BOLU AKIN- OLUGBADE: THE MAN WHO THOUGHT CITY PEOPLE PUBLISHER, SEYE KEHINDE HOW TO THINK LIKE A BILLIONAIRE
A rare motivational piece ...
BY CERUTTI MIKE OSAGIE(Czar of letters)
In his
award winning international best seller epic book, CAPITALIST NIGGER,
celebrated Nigerian/African American author Chika Onyani made a startling
revelation on few tips to note in ones journey to the top, they are worth
taking note of
* It is
better to die in the sustained effort to reach your goals than to die from fear
of not even venturing.
*You must
possess great discipline and an iron hand if you are to succeed in this world.
*Building
your success based on what others are doing for you, is just like building a
castle in the sky.
*Most
people go into business to be their own boss, rather than going into business
to serve the customers.
*We must
be risk takers rather than risk averters.
As if
taken insight from that book, a most noble guest, Aare(Dr) Bolu Akin-Olugbade,
the Aare Ona Kakanfo of OWU Kingdom aka GENERALISSIMO, who is rated as one of
Nigeria's most enterprising business mogul, legal colossus, big time
property mogul and philanthropist cum author of two books - took to the stage
at the recently held eye popping 50 years celebration of City
PEOPLE PUBLISHER, Otunba Dr SEYE Kehinde and gave few business secret of success tips out about
himself and the meek celebrant affectionately called SK
Says the
generalissimo who stormed the august event with his most intimidating porch
Rolls Royce 'BOLU 7': ''Even though our mission here today is to celebrate and
merry along with Seye, I wish to reveal a business secret of the celebrant that have
never been revealed
'' When
he was setting up the magazine, I was one of the first men he met, he wanted
a human angle interview on me and few advise and am Amaze I NEVER hesitated to
give him both
''After
the interview I called him apart and advice him, if you want to be billionaire
the first law is hard work the second law is to note in your mind that
cash is king, you must work when others sleep to get to top and you must never
be inhabit of borrowing money, to be in habit of borrowing is not a good
billionaire trait
''I went
further to tell him that to be great you must love your job and your
family next to only God OR Else you are failure, to be great you
must face your work diligently, looking back am glad that Seye has
followed all my advice and even though he denies it, I know he is a billionaire
today and am glad he has built a very reputable brand in magazine and has his own
massive edifice, indeed am excited to say he is a true billionaire'' was
the man called BOLU'S frank stand
ENTER THE ESSENCE OF BOLU(Bolu Akin-Olugbade): A MAN WITH
PASSION FOR ROLLS ROYCE
No magnum opus is
complete on this monument if mention is not made of his passion for luxury, in
this file report courtesy of thelightnews,
we present Bolu's rare secret. Enjoy it
After buying his
first Rolls Royce in 1984 Prince Bolu Akin-Olugbade, Phd. has so fallen in love
with this British Symbol of fine taste that he has seven so far including two
latest models Phantoms!
Though his cars come
in different colors, one striking thing about all of these wonders-on-wheels
is the fact that they all have similar number plates: Bolu.
Apart from his love
for cars, another passion he has acquired is luxury wristwatches. He has
suddenly become a collector of the most exotic of pieces!
When asked why he has
such an outlandish taste, he stated “There is a Yoruba Proverb that says, If
you are going to eat a frog, eat the one that has eggs, so if I am going to buy
a car for instance why not buy the best”
Unknown to many,
despite being born into a privileged background (his father, Chief B.O.
Akin-Olugbade was a top businessman and politician who was a leader of the
opposition in the Federal Parliament), Bolu had to struggle and sweat to get to
the top of the business ladder that he occupies today.
Before embarking on
the journey of life, Prince Bolu as he is fondly called prepared himself well
by attending top quality schools. Corona School, Yaba, King’s College, Lagos,
London University (LL.B (Hons.), University of California (Masters in Law) and
Cambridge University (Phd. In Company Law).
Unlike many
silverspoon kids, it was when he got back home after his first degree that his
adventure into business began. His father had these two American cars that were
giving him problems, so after abandoning them in the garage for a long time. He
decided to give them to Bolu. The cars were fuel guzzlers and he went to
complain to his dad that he wanted his allowance increased in order to maintain
the cars. The man bluntly refused. Moreover, his dad had kept telling all his
children that he had no inclination of bequeathing anything more than sound
education to them. So Bolu had to put on his thinking cap and that was how the
entrepreneurial juice in him was fired up.
He knew full well
that his dad was a Director in a Cement Company and therefore without any
prompting, he began to solicit for companies who wanted cement and he began to
supply them. In no time he had expanded to tomato puree and rice. That was how
he eventually hit his first million naira (At that time a million naira was
equivalent to one million dollars) at the age of 24, which was the same year he
got married to his now wife of 30 years, Oladunni.
Unknown to many,
Prince Bolu had tried to contest for the presidency of Nigeria twice. The first
time he tried was in 1992 but he had to step down at the first instance because
Chief MKO Abiola was running. The Presidency bug caught him again in 2003, once
again the indigene of Ogun had to say bye bye to that ambition because Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo had declared interest.
Prince Bolu whose
interest in politics is fired by the poverty around him and the fact that he
believes that Nigeria and Nigerians deserve better usually says to his friends
that life is not all about making money but using that money to touch lives.
Another thing many do
not know about him is that he has become very close to God-and the reason for
this was the health scare he had years back.-he was diagnosed as having a
cancer tumor! Luckily for him, after many tests, it was discovered that it was
a false alarm. But he believed that it was a miracle from God-in fact, it was
alleged that it was spiritual attack following his acceptance of the
traditional title of Aare Onakakanfo (Chief of Defence of Owu Kingdom) that is
why he is more spiritual than most.
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