Horic Ampofo: Ghanaian Businessman Surprises a Coconut Seller With a Heartwarming Gift
- A video of a Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist dashing money to a coconut seller went viral on social media
- In the trending video, the coconut seller looked excited after receiving the gift of money from businessman, Horic Ampofo
- The gesture generated a buzz on social media with many netizens praising him and hoping to have a similar opportunity
- Apostle Eric Okai, senior pastor of Elim Church shared his views on Horic Ampofo's act of kindness in an interview with YEN.com.gh
Horic Ampofo, a Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist, has been on a gifting spree since the beginning of 2025.
The young CEO of Horic Motors has blessed several street hawkers and hustlers with cash to invest in their businesses.
In one such act of kindness, Horic Ampofo surprised a young coconut seller with GH¢1,000 to invest in his trade.
The young man, whose name has yet to be confirmed, was seated behind his coconut truck when Horic spotted him from afar and signalled him to approach.
When the coconut seller approached the philanthropist, he asked him how his day was and then gave him the money.
"Take this money and invest it in your business; don't spend it on needless stuff," Horic told the coconut seller.
This act of kindness brought joy to the face of the coconut seller, as seen in a video circulating on social media.
Beaming with excitement, the coconut seller expressed gratitude to Horic Ampofo for making his day with the gesture.
Horic Ampofo's kindness praised by netizens
The viral video of Horic Ampofo showing love to the street hawker went viral on social media, with many netizens praising his gesture.
As of the time of publishing the report, the video had racked up over 33,000 likes and more than 1,300 comments.
YEN.com.gh has compiled some of the reactions to Horic Ampofo's video:
@Sonia Lorlornyo❣ wrote:
"God bless you for the good work. May God replenish you in abundance. Some of us also need help pls."
@Kovisblak also wrote:
"This is how I wanna help people,insha Allah it will come to the past."
@kofi Ankomah said:
"I have watched some of your videos and I must say u have very well...but I want to say I like how u spoke with this guy...u gave him his man respect..I love you for this I just followed u "
@Draxler03 also said:
"See the way I'm smiling here. God Richly bless you Horic keep it up."
@Kochila commented:
"God bless you..honestly, these are people that really need help..people that are struggling with their hustle."
@Brightbaggs also commented:
"We need this type of men in the country broo I have nothing to offer but what u do is amazing. God bless you more."
Speaking to YEN.com.gh, Apostle Eric Okai, senior pastor of Elim Church at Kokomlemle, said the holy book admonishes Christians and the well-to-do in society to be kind to the less privileged.
"Proverbs 22:9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. The bible is clear about this matter. We must show kindness to less privilege in our society," he said.
Horic Ampofo blesses a trotro mate
In a related YEN.com.gh report, Horic Ampofo showed love to a commercial bus conductor, known in Ghanaian parlance as trotro mate.
The trotro mate was gifted GH¢1,000 and asked to share it with his driver, with many Ghanaians praising his act of kindness on social media.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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Source: YEN.com.gh