Double Chief Chika C. Nwokedi,
former President of Ladipo Auto Parts Market Lagos and currently the President
of Igboburuotu Social Club of Nigeria, has revealed the secret of his
leadership success, saying he loves giving.
He also added that his records
as President of Ladipo Auto Parts Market have remained unbroken.
Nwokedi made the revelation at
the 2nd Harvest of Grace 2019 & Thanksgiving Service of Grace and
Restoration Ministry (Arena of Holy Ghost), Fire Junction, Ijegun Lagos on
Sunday.
The double chief attended the
church with friends and well wishers to thank God for His wonderful works in
his life and family.
He said “In my life, I like to
help people, I may not eat but I would like you to eat, that has been my
secret, I like to help people,” Nwokedi stated.
He spoke further on reason for
the thanksgiving, saying “I want to thank the lord, it is not easy to be alive,
from January to November and again, today made it 20 years that I won Chairmanship
of Ladipo, 20 good years, then I was 27 years old when I rule Ladipo without a
wife, a young boy, and till today nobody has beaten my record in Ladipo. So I said
I must come and thank God.”
On the strategies that kept
his record in Ladipo unbeaten, he said “I won the Chairmanship of Ladipo in
August 14, 1999, when I took over as
chairman of Ladipo, then there was no phone, so I put landlines, one for the
office and one for the general public. I gave them number so when there was any
call I had two secretaries, they would go and call them in their shops. So they
put the number in their cards which they give out to customers.
“I went to Airtel, they gave
us two phone booths which I put in Ladipo and we bought enough cards and things
were moving. And again I built an office,
if you like be a governor, we receive you there. We built that office in three
months. I put security; that is why they call me Presido. Nobody has beaten my
record, because I have heart of helping people. Both the former Chairman and
the one that is there now they were my boys when I was chairman, they are
trying but they have not beaten my record,” Nwokedi stated.
He spoke further, “In Ladipo
if you are not married you will not contest but the youths said it must be me
because of my character. I was there since 1992, the way I help people, 10k,
5k, but I had one room in 1996, but the youth said it must be me. The day I won
the election 78 vehicles or more followed me to my one room, the street closed.
I was in an open-roof; that was 230 Mercedes Benz. So when you are doing good,
people know, when you are doing bad people know.”
Nwokedi who showered
worshippers with various gift items talked about the philosophy behind his wife’s
ministry “In this church, I told my wife whatever you make here don’t carry it
and come to my house, give them to those that don’t have, every last Tuesday of
the month we give people money to start business, we give rice, food, clothes.
Here is not an ordinary church. We give people drink, water, you cannot buy
water or drink here; they are free of charge. If you don’t have money, don’t go
and borrow money to come and so seed, no. The bible says whatever you have you
give, because church is where people enter and eat food, but now they believe
it is big-man, it is only big-man church, and that is why when poor man dies
you will not see bishop, but when rich man dies you will see about five
bishops, so I want to change those things I can change.”
Nwokedi who also go by the
title Okpoko disclosed that he does not expect a dime back for his generosity “I will
not give you something for you to give me back, I don’t do that. I give you
what my heart says I should give you. Whatever I am doing I do it for God
because I came to this world with nothing, and one day I will go with nothing. In
my house I opened borehole water, I don’t sell water; it is evil to sell water.
That is why I want to open an NGO December 7. Here I am paying school fees for
seven children, I don’t know them, Yoruba, Delta, only three Igbos are there; they
are not from my state or town, I gave 5 girls N20,000 each to start business
and they are making money. But my own I was given only 2k, from my mother, I
came to Lagos with only N2000, my mother gave me her last money. I know what it
takes when someone doesn’t have one Naira,” He narrated.
On his message to Nigerians,
he said “Nigeria is Nigeria, Nigeria is not spoiling, it is the people that are
in Nigeria that are spoiling, we have bad government, we still have bad human
beings, we still have bad police, we still have good police, so Buhari is not
spoiling this country, it is between me and you, if I change, and you change,
this country will be good, because change must start by me, through you, not
through anybody.
“Nigeria is okay. The
kidnapper is somebody like us, if they refuse to kidnap, if they refuse to
bomb, Nigeria will be okay. Again, if you are doing good, obey God, no matter
how bad the nation is, God will surely
bless you,” Nwokedi stated.
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