I was once a “millionaire”, became a “billionaire farmer” 20 years ago – Terry Waya

, “I’m not a millionaire. I’m a billionaire. I became a billionaire 20 years ago. I’m one of the biggest farmers in Nigeria. The most amount of money I made in a single year is around $200 million.

If I lost everything tomorrow, I could you make it all back. My secret is investment in people. So tomorrow, if I happen to need anything, just a phone call away. I have enough contacts. I’ve got a lot of network. I was the one that created that Banana Island using my military contacts. Today, the richest people in Nigeria live there.

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There so many Nigerian billionaires because Nigerians are very smart. Nigerians like to copy. And any copy is always better than the original. Why? Because you go to a board meeting with a Nigerian. He’s intelligent enough to watch you take the first move. From your first move, he knows where you are going.

My message to the younger generation is no matter how far you have gone. Don’t forget the road that is taking you there because you might need that road to go back to where you’re coming from. If you lose your family trying to be rich, when you get rich, you may not have them back. They are gone. Just pray that you don’t lose too much in trying to be successful.” Terry Waya, the billionaire father of BBNaija star Kidd Waya, has opened up about his journey to wealth in a candid interview with popular School of Hardknocks, sharing some details about how he built his fortune.

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Photo credit – Terry Waya/Instagram

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