After Losing Heavily In Oil & Gas Business, Oyelere Finds Solace In Water Melon Farming
While some people read business opportunity stories published by SuccessDigest just like any other story, the few who’ve had the courage to implement just some of what they read always come back with testimonies.
The story you’re about to read is that of a man who decided to implement just one of the numerous business opportunities published by SuccessDigest.
It is yet another testimony from our growing list of beneficiaries. Read and be fired!
“Failing doesn’t mean I’m a failure; it just means that I’ve not yet succeeded. It doesn’t mean that I’ve accomplished nothing; it just means that I’ve learned something. It doesn’t mean that I’ve been a fool; it just means that I’ve had the courage to take a risk. It doesn’t mean that I’m inferior; it just means that I’m not perfect; it doesn’t mean that I’ve wasted my time; it just means that I’ve a reason to start over. It doesn’t mean that I should give up; it just means that I have to try harder. It doesn’t mean that I’ll never make it; it just means that I need more patience. It doesn’t mean that God has abandoned me; it just means that He has a better idea and plan for me.
“I never knew that I can ever earn money again after losing several millions of naira in Oil and Gas business. For good four years, I was doing nothing. In fact, I had to beg my friends, extended family and acquaintances to feed my family: wife and two kids. It was so bad I had to relocate from Ikotun, Lagos to Owode-Yewa, Ogun State.
“When I got to Owode I tried laundry and dry cleaning services but epileptic power supply was not encouraging. I had to rely on local charcoal pressing iron with my wife as the washer-woman and myself as the presser. Still not satisfied with what we were getting as income considering the fact that we are graduates of Building Technology & Quantity Surveying and B.Sc. in Accounting, we had to pray and persevere in this agonizing phase of our life.
“Failure is like fertilizer; it’s the stuff success grows on. So on this faithful day I bought SuccessDigestweekly paper December 17th 2012 edition to be precise. Although I’m a regular reader of the weekly paper, but what I found out in this particular edition in the Agro Column was a revealing story from different farmers, but that of African Farmer Mogaji changed my story!
“African Farmer revealed in that story that I can get a hectare (15 plots) of land for Two thousand five hundred naira (N2,500) per annum. I didn’t believe it, but I gave it a trial.
The story you’re about to read is that of a man who decided to implement just one of the numerous business opportunities published by SuccessDigest.
It is yet another testimony from our growing list of beneficiaries. Read and be fired!
“Failing doesn’t mean I’m a failure; it just means that I’ve not yet succeeded. It doesn’t mean that I’ve accomplished nothing; it just means that I’ve learned something. It doesn’t mean that I’ve been a fool; it just means that I’ve had the courage to take a risk. It doesn’t mean that I’m inferior; it just means that I’m not perfect; it doesn’t mean that I’ve wasted my time; it just means that I’ve a reason to start over. It doesn’t mean that I should give up; it just means that I have to try harder. It doesn’t mean that I’ll never make it; it just means that I need more patience. It doesn’t mean that God has abandoned me; it just means that He has a better idea and plan for me.
“I never knew that I can ever earn money again after losing several millions of naira in Oil and Gas business. For good four years, I was doing nothing. In fact, I had to beg my friends, extended family and acquaintances to feed my family: wife and two kids. It was so bad I had to relocate from Ikotun, Lagos to Owode-Yewa, Ogun State.
“When I got to Owode I tried laundry and dry cleaning services but epileptic power supply was not encouraging. I had to rely on local charcoal pressing iron with my wife as the washer-woman and myself as the presser. Still not satisfied with what we were getting as income considering the fact that we are graduates of Building Technology & Quantity Surveying and B.Sc. in Accounting, we had to pray and persevere in this agonizing phase of our life.
“Failure is like fertilizer; it’s the stuff success grows on. So on this faithful day I bought SuccessDigestweekly paper December 17th 2012 edition to be precise. Although I’m a regular reader of the weekly paper, but what I found out in this particular edition in the Agro Column was a revealing story from different farmers, but that of African Farmer Mogaji changed my story!
“African Farmer revealed in that story that I can get a hectare (15 plots) of land for Two thousand five hundred naira (N2,500) per annum. I didn’t believe it, but I gave it a trial.
Cover of the December 17, 2012 edition of SuccessDigest
"I went to Oke-Odan where Ogun-OsunRiver Basin Authority was located, I met the farm manager in person of Mr. Akingbade, a very nice and amiable fellow, a gift to Ogun-Oshun Authority in particular and Nigeria in general. I told Mr. Akingbade that I got to know about the irrigation farming through a one hundred naira weekly paper,SuccessDigest. Mr. Akingbade was very surprised.
“He was even more surprised that African Farmer, whom I would rather prefer to callAfrican Wonder, helped me to start farming.
“I choose to call him AFRICAN WONDERbecause I couldn’t belief that I can get fifteen plots of land (Hectare) in this modern age at a unbelievable, ridiculous price of two thousand five hundred (N2,500). My friend, if you are not informed, you will be deformed.
“The acquisition of the land was so easy that very first day that I met the farm manager (Mr. Akingbade), he gave me the total amount of the capital requirement viz:
1. Rentage of one hectare (15 plots) = N2,500.00
2. 1st Ploughing = N5,000.00
3. 2nd Ploughing = N5,000.00
4. Diesel to power the irrigating plant = N32,500.00
Total: = N45, 000.00
“I was only able to raise twenty two thousand five hundred naira (N22, 500) for the pre-planting activities, but to my utter dismay, the farm manager helped me out when he heard about my story and saw my enthusiasm for farming.
“He is a one-in-a-million civil servant that Nigeria should be proud of for empowering the youths and not using the opportunity of his position for selfish aggrandizement.
“Within two months I was able to realize almost N200,000 from the sale of Water Melon Harvest, that is from January 25th – March 30th, 2013. Incredible! Especially against the background that I have not been able to work or earn any money for almost four years!!
“This is a business that I would recommend to every young and potential ‘agroprenueur’ as a source of income and livelihood. With the proceeds from the farm, we have been able to give a little boy scholarship to enroll in school, not only that we have also set-up a nursery and primary school here in Owode-Yewa, Ogun State and expanded to use more hectares of other farmlands. To God be the glory, great things he has done. “Lastly, it’s hard to believe that I have still not met with this my mentor (African Wonder) as at the time of dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s of this write-up. Yet look at how he has impacted my life and family. He has brought us out of penury.
“It was by sheer providence that I got his phone number through the farm manager in July 2013. I’m looking forward to meeting this guru for more explosive and impactful relationship. “
God Bless SuccessDigest!
God Bless African (Wonder) Farmer!!
God Bless Mr. Akingbade!!!
God Bless Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority!!!!
God Bless Federal Republic Of Nigeria!!!!!
Oyelere L.A.
Owode Yewa, Ogun State
Source: Success Digest Magazine, Nigeria
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