A Nigerian businessman has recounted how a modest ₦130,000 settlement from his boss turned into a foundation for long-term success.
The man identified as Ebuka Best on TikTok took to the platform to share his story.
According to him, he served his boss for seven years before receiving the amount, which he initially felt was insufficient.
After returning to his village, he made the decision to go back and continue working for his employer for two more years.
He explained that the turning point came when his boss introduced him to key suppliers in Kano, vouching for him and allowing him to receive goods on credit. With support from multiple suppliers, he was able to stock his shop and gradually build his business.
Reflecting on the experience, he noted that success is not always determined by the initial financial settlement but by the opportunities, relationships, and decisions that follow.
Speaking in Igbo, he said …
“My oga settled me with 130K after serving him for 7 years. He told me after 7 years of serving him that things weren’t really well for him and he didn’t have enough money to settle me. After he settled me and I went to the village, I returned back to my oga’s house and served him for another 2 more years, making it 9 years.
After I stayed at his place for another 2 years, he took me to Kano and began introducing me to his supplies. He will told the suppliers that I’m his boy and anything I want they should give me on credit, and if I ran away with their money, he would pay. He took me to like 4 shops and introduced me like that.
After that journey, those suppliers began supplying me goods, my shop became filled with goods. The first supplier gave me goods of N480K as of years ago, the second one gave me goods of about 200K and the other about 600K.
Sometimes it’s not the money you are settled with that makes you rich sometimes it’s about how you started the journey.
Some people said that my returning to my oga’s house was a f00lish decision, but if I had stayed in the village that 130K would have finished. Thank God for the wisdom of my mother who asked me to return back to my oga’s house….”
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@ebukabest1 My oga settled me with 130k after 7 Years thinking I will go back to village
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