EDUCATION GIVES PEOPLE FALSE CONFIDENCE, SAYS ELEGANZA GROUP BOSS, RASAQ OKOYA

Aare Razak Okoya

Hmmm!!! This may hurt some educated people, but it is the bitter truth. Some people think that getting a university degree is all what it takes to be comfortable. They feel that with their certificates, things should just work out for them and that they should be far better than those that did not pass through the four walls of the university.

 

This erroneous impression has been rectified by a celebrated billionaire and Chairman of Eleganza Group, Aare Rasaq Akanni Okoya, while speaking on life and business.

 

He said, “I keep to myself. I do not look at other people. I am content with myself. I do not look for cheap money. I am not interested in contracts and I do not expose myself to intrigues and politics. You do not do business for the ego value. You go for what the people can afford. In business, you have to ensure that the masses are able to afford the cost of your products. That is one of my secrets."

 

“My main motivation was that I wanted to be rich and I knew I had to work very hard to get there. I have nothing against education. But at times, education gives people false confidence. It makes people relax, trusting in the power of their certificates rather than in working hard.”