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Bayo Adeyinka

24 Feb, 12 tweets, 3 min read

If N20,000 Will Help You Start A Small Business, This Is For You

I got a message inbox yesterday. It was an unexpected message from someone who had known me from my undergraduate days. She was my junior and we had never spoken before until yesterday.

She saw the post on JobSeeker Initiative and noticed a particular comment from a woman about those who want to do small business. She was also moved with the plight of those who want to attend interviews but have no decent dress.

She took action and sent the sum of N160,000 to be distributed as follows: N120,000 for small businesses and N40,000 for outfit for interview. I am still shocked at the benevolence of this lady and it is my prayer that God will surprise her. She asked to remain anonymous.

My wife has added another N60,000 to this business purse to make a total sum of N180,000 for the business. THIS THREAD IS STRICTLY FOR BUSINESS. I WILL DO A SEPARATE THREAD ON THE OUTFIT FOR INTERVIEW.

To make this process very transparent, it will be social media driven. I am happy to state that I have the consent of Asiwaju Dorcas, Oluwanishola Akeju Whitehead and Oladele Idowu Joseph as those who will select the beneficiaries.

I met all 3 on social media and it is only Idowu Oladele that I've met physically before. I will NOT be involved in the selection process.

However, to qualify to be selected, please note the following guidelines:

1. There shall be 9 beneficiaries of this business fund. Each beneficiary shall get N20,000 each.

2. Any interested applicant should do a justification of why you need this amount and how you intend to use it. Your short note which should be posted on this thread must be clear and not ambiguous.

3. Each of the panelist will select 3 beneficiaries each.

4. To celebrate the coming International Women's Day and because this fund was put together by 2 women, 6 out of the 9 beneficiaries shall be women. That means each panelist will choose 2 women out of their 3 slots.

5. Anyone who goes inbox to solicit will be disqualified. All communication should be on this thread.

6. No family of mine or any of the panelist is qualified to participate in this.

7. This is only on FACEBOOK. You need to go to my Facebook page if you’re interested.

This process opens now and closes by midnight on Friday. The panelists will advise me of the 9 winners by 1pm on Saturday Feb 27 and they will be credited same day.

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I thank the donors who put the funds together and pray that your light will shine brighter. God bless you.

(Please take note that this is on my FB page only)

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Latest Update on Jobseeker Initiative Thursday Feb 25

We got 3 additional donors who contributed a total sum of N160,000 between yesterday and this morning. I am very grateful to them for their kindheartedness. May the Lord surprise them too.

There were 6 beneficiaries yesterday and a total of N50,000 was disbursed to them. 3 of them benefited from the fund set apart for new employees who need fare until their first paycheck.

In all, we have had 23 donors to this initiative. Total amount donated to jobseeker initiative is now N543,750. I have disbursed N195,700 to 36 beneficiaries.

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We got 6 additional donors who contributed a total sum of N221,750 today. This is inclusive of the N100,000 donated by my friend who stated it was for those who just got a job and need some amount as fare till they receive their first paycheck.

Out of this N100,000 for new employees, N80,000 was disbursed to 11 people. They were all verified based on the criteria set out. Consequently, that particular fund has a balance of N20,000.

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I recall making friends with quite a few newspaper vendors so I can go through those newspapers for free since I couldn’t afford to buy a copy.

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