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Summy Smart Francis |
Summy Smart Francis is the President of the largest entrepreneur network in the world, Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs. As a reward for his service to humanity, he won the Most Innovative Personality of the year award in 2015. Francis holds a degree in Computer science, and a diploma in Art direction / copywriting from the AAA school of advertisement. He also holds other professional qualifications. As he celebrates his birthday today, OLUWAGBENGA BANKOLE write on his contribution to humanity and philanthropic gesture.
There are so many types of leaders in the world. There are some leaders who used the positions they occupy for their selfish interest. Some leaders used their positions to oppress others.
But for you sir, your own type of leader is very scarce or uncommon in this present generation. The impacts you have made in the lives of entrepreneurs in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. If we have 20 of you in this country, Federal Government will easily achieve "vision 2020."
You have sojourned all the six geopolitical zones of the country in order to transform lives. To take the less privileged, from grass to grace. You made a lot of sacrifices for people that are not your biological family, due to your zeal and passion to transform or impart lives. You discomforted yourself on several occasions in order to comfort entrepreneurs who would have died with their dreams. You met with top personalities in the country, not because of your political ambition, or selfish interest, but in order to gain their support and as result of that make the dreams of so many people in the nooks and crannies of the country come to reality.
Unarguably, you deserve many honours even than so many political office holders in the country. I will doff my cap for President Buhari if he gives you national honour. How many people deserve it than you in the country? You have channel your exuberance, power and passion towards making life a better place for others. I can emphatically say that you may not be able to comprehend what you have done to humanity. But I can assure you that in the next few years, a lot of lives you have touched will surely pay you back abundantly. So many books will be written on your contributions to alleviate poverty in this country. I don't think National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will be able to measure your contribution to the GDP of Nigeria.
Just last year, over 1500 entrepreneurs were given millions of naira in the African Young Entrepreneurs empowerment programme.
This year's edition is around the corner and certainly, more than 2000 entrepreneurs will go home on the 30th of November, 2017 with millions of naira to start their businesses.
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