I am very happy and positively
excited to share the good news of Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP)
which became concluded this last weekend with a boot camp for all the 1000
participants at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. The program, which began
12 weeks ago featuring intensive business coaching online, culminated in the
boot camp that had among its elite guests the Vice President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Prof Yemi Osibajo (SAN) and others who came to
inspire African entrepreneurs.
Oh, you haven’t heard about TEEP? My
bad. TEEP is simply Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program organised by the
Nigerian billionaire philanthropist, Tony O. Elemulu,CON to further his economic theoretical model for
Africa’s prosperity aptly titled ‘Africapitalism’. It was conceived and
nurtured by his foundation to sponsor 1000 African entrepreneurs on the path of
success and excellence through critical mentoring and provision of $10, 000 USD
as seed fund for each of the entrepreneur. My genius brother, Olakunle, applied
for the program on behalf of Zeus Energy Limited and fortunately became
enlisted with the inaugural class of 1000 Entrepreneurs pooled from all over
Africa.
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship
Program (TEEP) 2015 edition was fantastic and classic. It was also historic
being the first pan African venture to focus on entrepreneurs using an intensive
business mentoring platform specially created for the program. This platform,
which was both interactive and user friendly, allowed cross pollination of
business ideas and became a strong reference point for business owners and even
business savvy individuals. The few times I peeped into the program online
forum, I was awed by the set up and the immense possibilities I never believed
existed in Africa. You just have to give it to Tony O. Elumelu, CON for his
vision and courage in bridging gaps and building virile and viable African
entrepreneurs that can affect their generation and beyond.
At Covenant University, Ota where the
boot camp held, it was an exciting and surreal feeling for me to see young (and old) African men and women gather together for the first time ever in economic
unity, for Africa. The business innovations I heard left me speechless-from
Agriculture to waste management to fashion to bespoke internet services to renewable
energy e.t.c. I imagined how the forefathers of African unity like Marcus
Garvey, Martin Luther King Jnr, Obafemi Awolowo, Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti,
Fela Anikulapo Kuti and many others would feel in their graves. In heaven, they
sure must all stand in giving a tall ovation to Tony O. Elumelu, CON for his vision
for motherland, Africa. It was the dream of 500 years coming to pass. As a
Negritudian, I was lost for words on Sunday to see the participants return to their
home countries, waving happily to us at the Cafeteria as the airport shuttle
left the campus, fulfilled and renewed to make Africa prosper-simply because a
man had the courage to dream and execute his dream. May God bless The Tony Elumelu
Foundation for giving Africa a reason to smile.
I look forward to seeing this
program continued as the progenitor hoped, so that others with great business
ideas in Nigeria, Burundi, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Togo, Cape Verde, Congo and
all other African countries can again experience this sublime gesture and
extend the frontiers of Africapitalism.
Kindly join me in spreading the word
all over the world.
#AFRICA ARISING#TEEP2015#AFRICAPITALISM#TEEP1000
LONG LIVE TONY O. ELUMELU,
LONG LIVE NIGERIA
LONG LIVE AFRICA
See you there next year.
Wale Owoeye Esq.
www.zeusenergylimited.com
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