A young entrepreneur and the CEO, Gentlereal Farms and Kitchen Ltd, Mr. Eugene Chinedu Ejechi has officially unveiled his farm project located in Masaka, Nasarawa State where he extolled the rich investment mentorship gained from the former Chairman of Access Bank, Dere Awosika, as well as the late Chairman of Access Holdings, Mr. Herbert Wigwe.
At the commissioning of the project in Masaka on Saturday, July 13, Mr. Ejechi described Dr. Awosika as his benefactor, pointing out that she played a crucial role in the success of his partnership so far with the Bank of Industry (BOI) towards expanding the project.
“I want to express my sincere and unreserved gratitude to my godmother and my benefactor Dr. Mrs Dere Awosika for her interest in my life, my family and most importantly the success we have recorded so far in the journey of the farm, most especially in terms of her role in the partnership with BOI and host of others”, Mr. Ejechi, a banker told reporters.
He further highlighted that he learnt investment decision from one of the most celebrated businessmen in the country, late Herbert Wigwe his former boss.
He remarked that the late Chairman of Access Holdings taught him the virtues of courage, hard-work, dedication as well as being result-oriented which has largely shaped his life journey.
The farm which consists of fishery, poultry and cash crops has also extended to Edo, where the firm has secured 3 acres of land dedicated for the cassava farming as a result of the uniqueness of the soil there.
While expressing concern over the growing food insecurity in Nigeria, the CEO Gentlereal Farms and Kitchen Ltd pledged the commitment of his organisation to entrench the culture of hard-work associated with the production of natural and organic foods for human health, adding that easy and unnatural means of food production has posed a threat to human health.
Earlier, the President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr. Ike Neliaku who officially commissioned the farm project extolled the vision of courage of Mr. Ejechi, a member of the Institute on embarking on the journey which he said will further help in solving the problem of food insecurity in Nigeria.
He therefore, urged other Nigerian youths to take a cue form the young entrepreneur and think of ways they can add value to nation-building.
