Yoruba would say “Yinni Yinni, kale se mi…” (express your gratitude, that you may receive another favour). This aphorism flies in the face of this man’s taciturnity and deliberate disavowal of any preening sap of thanksgiving…a truly strange human being. Perhaps, reading our humanitarian efforts and vision for “helpless children”, that was when the big man struck! Their goal was to sustain a level of mutual understanding of the business and humanitarian visions of the man now dubbed the ‘Spirit of Africa’. Well, back to my story: on reaching his Oko Awo office complex, I was promptly and warmly ushered into a large office.

Source: Forbes April 29, 2023 14:10 UTC