Magnanimity is seldom a strong suit of Nigerian billionaires. But nature does not use a one-size fits all approach which is why billionaire oil mogul, Captain Hosa Okunbo, the ebullient chairman of Ocean Marine, is widely perceived as one of the rarest and kindest of money men. Giving, without looking back, is a second skin to him.
Whilst he would rather do this without making a song and a dance of it, many a beneficiary, out of sheer happiness and relief, has always rushed to the media. And he has done it again.
Captain Okunbo rewarded the team with $20,000 for their hard-earned 3-2 win against the Indomitable Lions Cameroon in Saturday’s AFCON 2019 Round of 16 encounter at the Alexandria Stadium. win, while they got $5,000 each from the Lagos State government.
They also got a match winning bonus of $12,500 and $75,000 for the three goals by one of the Nigeria Football Federation major sponsors, Aiteo Group.
Yes, there is something electrifying about Capt. Idahosa Okunbo. He exudes the lustre of the proverbial leading light thus distinguishing his persona amid a range of middling men. Perhaps it’s due to his benevolence and undying passion to help the underprivileged that he manifests on the world and his immediate environment, like picturesque spokes of dawn after a dystopic night.
Okunbo radiates compassion, ardor and acclaim that no life’s odd could tame. Having hacked his path to affluence in honest, industrious strides, he spread outs like an alluring rampart of human aspiration even as his exploits become objects of the world affection.
Everywhere he navigates, he exudes a spirit of humaneness and generosity that even the world’s finest and most daring philanthropists and magnates live in awe of.