Stella Okoli: Mukadzi akavaka hofori yemishonga kubva muchitoro chidiki

Nzvimbo yakakosheswa yevavambi uye maChief Executives yave kutokura kuita dhipatimendi nedhipatimendi reMBA, zvisinei vashoma vakaita saChief Razaq Akanni Okoya vakasimbisa nenyaya dzavo kuti hure, kushanda nesimba uye kutanga kuita zvinogona kubatsira munhu kuita bhizinesi, kunyangwe kunze kwematanho ehurumende.

Razaq Akanni Okoya akaberekwa muna Ndira 12, 1940, kuna Tiamiyu Ayinde naAlhaja Idiatu Okoya. Zvisinei nekuzvarwa mudunhu reLagos, haana kutanga dzidzo nenguva.

Razaq akapinda Ansar-Ud-Deen Main College, Oke-Popo, Lagos, uye izvi zvakazopedzisira zvopa dzidziso yake chete.

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Gweta, mudzidzisi kana muzvinabhizinesi?

Naiye akasarudzira baba, Razaq akapedza mazhinji maawa ake apedza chikoro achidzidza zvekutengeserana. Aimhanyira baba vake, achivashandira kuti vawane zvekudya nekugadzirisa dzimwe mbatya. Vakagadzira zvinoda-kudiwa mbatya, mabhasikiti ezvigaro embavha uye akasiyana mbatya michina pamusika.

Nemararamiro ekudzidzira aya, Razaq akakura kuva nyanzvi yekugadzira zvisati zvaitika iye apedza kudzidziswa kwake kukuru. Ipo vazhinji vakafunga kuti Razaq akasarudzwa kuti akure kuve mugadziri nekuda kwababa vake aive mumwe, iye muzvinabhizimusi akatsanangura gare gare mubvunzurudzo kuti kusarudzwa kwakauya pano mushure mekufunga kukuru uye kunetsekana.

Akange afunga-nezvekuchinja kuita gweta kana mudzidzisi, asi nekuwedzera aifanira kukura kuti ave mupfumi. Iye nekuwedzera akacherekedza nzanga inomukomberedza uye akaona kuti pakati pevanhu vakapfuma vanga vari vanamuzvinabhizimusi.

“Nepo kuchikoro, ndaigona kuona murairidzi wangu akapfeka mbatya dzakasakara uye dzisingawanzo shambadza uye panguva yakafanana, ndinogona kuona vanamuzvinabhizimisi vakapfeka zvakanaka paDosunmu Avenue, uyo panguva iyoyo moyo wevatengesi muLagos. Baba vangu vaive musoni wakanakisa nemota nyowani yemhando yepamusoro, Chrysler pachinhu ichocho, dzimba shanu nemitoro yevadzidzi, izvo zvinogona kukurudzira mukomana wechidiki, " akayeuka.

Kutevera baba vake kunze kwekushanya kune vatengi muIkoyi, akawedzera kusangana nevanofarira veMukuru Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, baba vaSabhuku Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, uye nevakapfuma vatengesi.

Akasarudza ipapo kuti aifanira kukura kuve bhizinesi. Akanga atove nemakore gumi nemanomwe apfuura zvisati zvaitika kuti apedze fakisheni huru, uye haana kuda kutambisa chero imwe nguva pakudzidziswa zviri pamutemo.

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Bhizinesi-wechidiki

Pamakore gumi nemanomwe, zera nzvimbo yaangatadza kunzi 'bhizinesi' murume, Razaq akange achengeta £ makumi maviri (makumi maviri makirogiramu) kubva mukugadzira mashati nemudhebhe muchitoro chababa vake uye akatsunga kutanga zvishoma kutenga nekutengesa bhizinesi.

Vatengesi vashoma chete ndivo vakapinda muvagadziri izvozvi uye vaidawo kupinda pakati, zvisinei Razaq akagumburwa pabhuku rezvigadzirwa zvemugadziri anonyanya kuwanikwa muJapan akaburitsa zvekugadzira zvakaenzana zvakaenzana nemabhatani, ribhoni, zipi zvekusungira, zvichingodaro uye zvakatemwa kuisa yakananga odha. Paakaunganidza huwandu hwese, akaona kuti zvinomukoshera £ 70, zvinoreva kuti aida imwe £ 50.

Pamwe chete nemvumo yababa vake, amai vake vakamukweretesa huwandu-husina mubereko uye iye akaisa odha. Izvo zvinotengeswa zvakambomira kare pane zvavakange vapihwa kunze, nekuti hazvina kutora vatengesi nguva yakawanda kuti vanzwisise kuti vanga vari vepamusoro soro kupfuura avo vatowanikwa mumusika.

Iwo ekukurumidza kutendeuka akapa Razaq iyo mari yaaida kuwedzera bhizinesi uye kusimudzira mirairo. Nemari yakawanda yaakapinda, akapedza imba yake yekutanga kuSurulere aine makore gumi nemapfumbamwe, uye nezera ramakore makumi maviri nerimwe, aive nemimwe misha mitatu munzvimbo imwechete.

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Kuchinja fashoni yemumwe wake chaipo kuita bhizinesi

Kuve akaenzana zvine mutsindo, Razaq akawana akaroora nekukurumidza. Mukadzi wake wekutanga, Kuburat Okoya, sevasikana vazhinji vakasiyana, aive neanoshamisira kushongedzwa kwezvishongo uye akashandisa mari yakati wandei achivatenga.

Parizvino, Razaq anga achifunga kuenda kunogadzira uye akafunga kuti kana achigona kugadzira zvishongo nezvinhu zvisina kubikwa zvinowanikwa muNigeria, paive nemusika wakagadzirirwa icho nechikonzero chekuti kudiwa kwaive kwakanyanya.

Pakufungidzirwa rwumwe rwenzendo dzake kune imwe nyika, akaunza kunze michina yekugadzira zvishongo pamwe nevamwe vanachipangamazano ndokutanga kugadzira zvishongo nemitengo yakaderera. Izvi zvakaratidza kutanga kweiyo Zvishongo Zvekugadzira Arm yeEleganza Boka.

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Sezvingatarisirwa, kutengesa kwese kwakapihwa kunze uye bhizinesi rakatyora kunyangwe kutanga. Iyo diki femu yakazozvitsvaga yakadzipwa pamwe nekudiwa kwezvinhu zvayakatengesa uye izvi zvakamisimbisa zvakanyanya pane yayo ft.

Razaq akabva atsunga kuita zvebhizimusi mukugadzira shangu, zvisinei zvakatanga nekubhadhara mafekitori muItari kuti ape sneaker kuitira kuti apinze kutengeswa kwakapedzwa. Izvi zvakaenderera kumberi kwenguva yakati kuti kusvikira kambani yatadza kufunga nezveimwe yemirairo yake, achishandisa mari yake yepamberi kugadzirisa zvikwereti zvakasiyana sechinotsiva.

Akazara pamusoro peichi chinetso, akaunza kunze kwemuchina wekumanikidza uye akaunza mune vanachipangamazano kudzidzisa vashandi vake; nekudaro kuunza pamusoro peiyo Shoe Kugadzira ruoko reboka.

Iyo kambani yakura nekufamba kwenguva uye ikozvino inoshandisa mazana emaNigeri mune ayo mafekitori nzvimbo iyo yaigadzira inotonhorera, macheya, sipo, kuruka-kwevakadzi, kucheka, vateveri vemagetsi, mapurasitiki, zvichingodaro.

Boka raEleganza rave kutungamirwa nemudiki wake mukadzi, Mai Shade Okoya saManaging Director / Chief Govt Officer nepo iye ari Sachigaro weboka.

RAO Property Funding Firm

Imwe mune yega yeRazaq kurudziro yekupinda mubhizinesi yaive yekuti iye aida kuve muridzi wemba. Akarangarira mubvunzurudzo kuti akacherekedza kuti vazhinji vemabhizinesi panguva iyoyo vanga vari varidzi vemba, zvakadaro "Kana iwe ukawana munhu akatakura zvakanaka uye akasunga pekugara munzvimbo idzi mumazuva ano, anozoda kunge akahaya imba imomo."

Uku kuda nguva yese kwakaramba kuchinaye, uye nekukasira kwaakaita mari yakakwana, akaongorora chivakwa chaicho. Pakazosvika makore makumi matatu nemana, akawana mahekita mana epasi paIkoyi Crescent, uye nemakore makumi mana, aive aine zvivakwa zviviri zvepamusoro zvakamira muzita rake.

Makore akatevera, iye anoronga iyo RAO Property Funding Firm nekuti mota kutyaira yake chaiyo chivakwa zvinangwa. Anoda dzimba dzakanaka, Razaq akacherekedza izvi semukana wekupa dzimba dzakanaka dzevanhu.

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Iyo kambani yakavakwa uye inochengetedza iyo Oluwa Ni Shola Property paLekki-Ajah Expressway, iyo inowanzo rondedzerwa seyevatorwa zvinhu nekuda kwekunyanyisa kwakasiyana kwevatorwa vanogara imomo.

Iyo yakasarudzika midziyo yakanyatso shongedzwa isina kumiswa simba uye mvura inopa, marble pasi, yepakati air-kutonhodza, sauna, yakasvibira magadheni, bhiridha kamuri, tenesi imba yekutonga, dzimba dzekushambira, dzimba dzinodhura nezvimwe, dzimwe nguva kuratidzira mhando yehupenyu Okoya zvese nguva yawakarota.

Nekambani iyi, akawedzera kudyara muzvivakwa zvakati wandei kuLagos.

Kuzivikanwa

Chief Razaq Akanni Okoya akawana uye akawana mibairo yakati wandei nekuzivikanwa nekufamba kwenguva. Akawana Lifetime Achievement Award ye Enterprise Entrepreneur ne ThisDay Newspaper, mubairo wakapihwa Okoya naInvoice Clinton, Aimbova Mutungamiri weUnited States of America.

Akapihwa mubairo weGoridhe weMhando yepamusoro neNigerian Institute of Zvinodiwa, uyezve akabata Mutungamiriri weOrder yeNiger (CON) kukudzwa kubva kuFederal Authorities of Nigeria.

Anonzi achaonekwa semumwe wevapfumi kuNigeria, kunyangwe mutengo wake weinternet haugone kusimbiswa sezvo makambani ake asiri kuzonyorwa paInventory Trade.

Mubvunzurudzo yazvino, akakumbirwa mazano ake pakudzidziswa zviri pamutemo, awana zvakawanda pamwe chete nedzidzo yake huru uye akati, “Handina chekuita pakudzidziswa. Nekudaro pazviitiko, kurovedza kunopa vanhu chivimbo chenhema. Inoita kuti vanhu vadzikame, kuvimba mukati memasimba ezvitupa zvavo zvine mwero pane mukushanda zvakaoma. Ndaiziva kuti ndaifanira kuva mupfumi, uye ndaiziva kuti ndaifanira kushanda zvakaoma kwazvo ”

Muna Ndira 2020, muzvinabhizimusi akatendeuka makumi masere nepakati pevanhu vakawanda. Aive izvi zvekutaura; "Munamato wangu kutora mufaro muhupenyu hwakanaka, hupenyu hwakareba uye ndosiya nhaka yebhizinesi rangu kumashure sezvo ini ndichida Eleganza kuti andirarame uye ndienderere mberi nehungwaru hwangu hwerupo."