As groundnut seller receives another N10,000
A concerned Nigerian (anonymous) has made a cash donation of N20,000 to Lateef Usumonu, a battery charger featured on the “dollar a day” column of City File segment of Business Day Newspaper of February 24, 2010 edition.
Also Grace Ekpere who received a total of N75,000 from three donors last week has been given another N10,000 from an anonymous donor making a total of N85,000.
Making the cash presentation to the beneficiaries at Business Day’s corporate office on Wednesday, Phillip Isakpa, VGP-BPS9/S , VGP-BPS9 editor of the newspaper explained that the essence of the donation was for them to plough it into their business for growth. He advised them to ensure that the money was not misused.
Responding, Usumonu said, “the company or individual who gave me this money will never lack good thing in life. His or her business will prosper. If he or she travels, VGP-BPS9/B , VGP-BPS9A , VGP-BPS9A/B the plane will not crash. God bless them”. Also responding, Ekpere said, “I am so happy and thank God for using these people to change my life. I still pray that God will bless them all. I least expected what I have received so far. May God bless them and their families. I also Thank Business Day for opening up this channel to help the poor. God bless them”.
She said she has used the money to buy more groundnut and material used in frying it such as Cole-pot, frying pot among others. She also said that she has paid house rent and also feeding her family from the money. According to her, she used to borrow some of the items she used in frying the groundnut but today, VGP-BPS8 , VGP-BPS8A “I thank God that through these good people I have been able to purchase my own materials for my business”, she added.
Usumonu, a- 60 -year old man had worked as private driver in Lagos for 18 years. It was in the course of his driving job that he had accident which led to the amputation of his right leg.
“I was standing at a bus-stop to get a vehicle to my master’s house in order to pick him, when all of a sudden a government commercial vehicle (LMTS) lost control and hit me. The driver of the vehicle ran away,sony battery it was some good Samaritans that rushed me to the hospital. My family went to inform the company and the government if they could pay my medical bills VGP-BPS10A/B , but the two parties refused to pick the bills. It was through the grace of God that I was able to pay the bills with the help of my family and some friends.
The case was in the court for many years. It was when the stress was too much for me that I stopped going to court. Since then, I have being facing serious financial problems”, he narrated.
He told CityFile that he was faced with lots of financial problems, VGP-BPL8 , VGP-BPL8A of which he usually find it difficult to feed and even pay his house rent.
It was after reading his stories in Business Day Newspaper that a good Nigerian gave him a lifeline of N20,000.
