Obi Cubana Offers Scholarship, Job in Any of His Companies to viral pure water seller
- The life of viral Lagos hawker, Ekuma Jeremiah, is set to change for good as Nigerian businessman, Obi Cubana, has offered him a lifetime opportunity
- Obi Cubana promised to sponsor the hawker to any university of his choice even up to master's level
- The socialite also offered Emeka employment in any of his companies, stating that he expects nothing in return
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Emeka Jeremiah, the young hawker who went viral days ago for his kind gesture to inmates has a reason to smile and may never hawk again has Nigerian businessman has offered him university scholarship and employment.
The bottled water hawker had become an internet sensation after a video of him sharing his money to inmates in a correctional service vehicle in Ajah, Lagos went viral.
That singular act saw the young man receive financial donations running into thousands that his bank had to flag his student account.
And yet, fortune has not just smiled on him but offered a hug this time with Obi Cubana's offer.
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He has a chance to do his master's broad if he wants
In a recent Instagram live interview with media personality Daddy Freeze, the 46-year-old socialite stated that the offer is a lifetime one and doesn't expect anything in return for his gesture to the young man.
Obi Cubana said:
“I am offering him a lifetime opportunity, he has to go to school I think that is his ambition.
“I will see him through the university and if he wants to do Masters abroad , I will make sure he is comfortable while going to school because like I said earlier, that is the best we can do for him.”
“...He will do University, anything he wants and then by God’s grace I know I will still be standing by the time he is done with school, he has a place in any of my organisations at the top level and if by God’s grace he finds a higher calling, you see there is nothing tied to this, I do not expect anything in return."
Nigerian hawker spotted in video sharing money from his sales to prisoners in a correctional service vehicle
Hawker overjoyed after man gifted him N100k
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian hawker had celebrated after a man gifted him N100k.
The kind man identified as Marksman Chinedu Ijiomah gave N100k cash to the handkerchief hawker who has been in the business for 7 years.
In a Facebook post on his verified page, Marksman said he had stepped out that day seeking to support the businesses of hustlers.
The handkerchief seller happened to be one of the lucky beneficiaries. This is as the businessman had also showed similar kind gestures to a grandma who is a trader and a shoe cobbler.
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