Chameleon by Remi Adeleke

Naija Right Online
@naijarightonline
1 month ago

This is a touching story!

"" My Dad left Nigeria🇳🇬 in his late teens to be educated in the West🇬🇧

After completing his bachelors and Masters in the UK🇬🇧, he created multiple business in the West 🇺🇸🇬🇧and generated more wealth than he could have ever imagined.

Dad brought all his talents and expertise back to Nigeria🇳🇬 with the hopes of creating a World Trade Center/African Wall Street.

When I was born in Nigeria🇳🇬 I was surrounded by wealth, servants, opulence and two loving parents who despite having it all, modeled the importance of hard work, never being a victim and never being satisfied with mediocrity.

In 1987 the Nigerian government🇳🇬 illegally and corruptly stole all of my dad’s assets, including his man made island (Lagoon City) that’s now worth billions, and was renamed to Banana Island (look it up).

While fighting the Nigerian government🇳🇬 in court, he mysteriously died weeks later.

We went from rich to poor overnight.

Mom brought my brother and me to America🇺🇸

It wasn’t easy, as we literally started from the bottom in the Bronx🙅🏾

My brother and I applied what our parents instilled in us at an early age, and despite the plethora of mistakes I made, we both became very successful.

Without the opportunities America🇺🇸 has afforded my family, I’d be nothing. Yeah, America🇺🇸 isn’t perfect. We have our issues, just like every other country on the planet, but America🇺🇸 is one of the handful of places in the world where you can start with nothing, put in the work, and end up at the top." - Remi Adeleke

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