Thread by @uyioutthebox

A Thread- The time I sat with Aliko Dangote and what Bishop Oyedepo had to do with it.

As I’m heading out the door on advertising & kicking off a new career, I feel like God will be upset if I don’t tell people how he helped me. So I’m going to tell a few stories till Sunday👇

Now I’ve probably been to Winners Chapel about 7 or 8 times in my whole life. But that man Bishop Oyedepo has had such an influence on a few crazy successes I’ve had.

I get to her office and it’s Heirs Holdings. I’m sitting in the board room and @TonyOElumelu walks in😂. I’m mad excited. But as a guy man I bone, stretch out my hand and shake him. Very professional 😂😂

So @TonyOElumelu tells me about the Flood committee inaugurated by Goodluck Jonathan and they want me to create the ad campaign. He wants me to attend a meeting with his members. Now remember my Oyedepo confession from the previous day ? Listen

When I meet his team , it was full of the top people in this country. Folorunsho Alakija , Tony Elumleu , Alhaji Dangote, Florence Ita Giwa and a few other billionaires & industry captains, PE CEO’s , Northern Billionaires etc

So I kick off the campaign and it has all the top celebrities in the country re-enacting the flood scenario in my home swimming pool. TUface , Eku, Linda Ikeji, Wizkid, Burna Boy, JJ Okocha , Rita Dominic, Stephanie , Iyanya, Aki&PawPaw, Olisa Adibua , Banky W etc

Anyway the campaign was celebrated it was called “Flood with Love”. When my balance payment is delayed a bit. Mrs Alakija’s PA calls to tell me that Dangote wants to meet me. So I head to Alhaji’s office at Falomo with the BGL CEO.

I talked to Dangote for a while and he calls his people to write me a Cheque. Very cool man. I think I caught him admiring my watch a couple of times but as he is rich he didn’t ask. He can buy the watch company😂. The balance is paid.

Anyway it all started because in my frustration i repeated it when David Oyedepo said “ say after me you will stand before Kings’. It happened the very next day after I heard him say that. . Absolute madness!!!

When you see woke twitter abuse certain Pastors. Just shut up. You are just killing your blessing if you join them. If you’re lost, frustrated , unfulfilled, praying for something. Go to Winners Chapel OTA. Do whatever Oyedepo tells you. Don’t argue. Just believe and calm down.

As I kick off a new career. I’m at the place I was when I started advertising. I have started listening to him again. Jesus is in that church. Tomorrow I’ll tell you the madddest Paul Adefarasin story. Absolutely crazy ! But for now. Google Oyedepo and do what he says.

I fly to Abuja for meetings with Mrs Alakija and Aliko Dangote. After one meeting , Mrs Alakija kindly asks if I want to fly back to Lagos with her team. And I foolishly say “O what airline “😂😂. She looks at me like dude. The pilot is waiting on the runway 😩. Smh Uyi. 🤦‍♂️

So a few years ago i lost a major ad account. My overhead for the quarter was killing me. Staff salaries, diesel costs etc. That day was a particularly terrible business day. I left the office so angry, drove home, sat on my couch sulking and cursing. I look in front of me ....

I look in front of me and there’s a stack of CD’s. Some from my failed Mogul Music venture 😭. Ontop of the pile is a dusty David Oyedepo CD. I pick it up & slot it in the DVD player. Let’s hear if this man has anything to say about me needing a new campaign. 😂.

CD starts playing. David Oyedepo is hollaring & roaring about faith in his usual style. I’m not even really listening to be honest. Then he says “ see a man diligent in his work he will stand before Kings, so are you diligent in your work. If you are say...

Oyedepo says , say you will stand before Kings. So I repeat after him I will stand before Kings. He says you will stand before billionaires and Kings. Repeat after me. So I repeat it. I’m good at advertising so I will stand before Kings. I didn’t finish listening. I shut it off.

So I’m still irritated at the day. I turn on FIFA. I’m diligent at that anyway. I take out the anger on few helpless people online. Beat every soul mercilessly I played that day. But his words are still ringing in my head.

Next morning I’m at my boys office. Femi Olagbaiye - One Music CEO. We are gisting, I had completely forgotten my prayer to stand before billionaires. I’m sitting before my dude just talking rubbish and laughing. My phone rings and it’s a woman’s voice ...

I remember her , I met her when I ran the Interswitch campaigns. She has a new job and President Goodluck Jonathan has just formed a new committee of billionares and her boss wants to meet me 😮😮😮😮

Now I’m at Femi’s office wearing T-shirt and Jeans. I speed home, I jump into my pool with my clothes in excitement. Then I come out dripping, rush upstairs and wear a mad suit 😂😂😂😂. I swear on my life true story. Now mind you ‘ I don’t know who her boss is yet.

I get to her office and it’s Heirs Holdings. I’m sitting in the board room and @TonyOElumelu walks in😂. I’m mad excited. But as a guy man I bone, stretch out my hand and shake him. Very professional 😂😂