Abuja—The publisher of Mangrovepen.ng, Sam Dogitimi has eulogized one Olali Tonwaprinyo, a young poultry farmer for his enterprising and industrious spirit.
Sam in a Facebook post on Saturday narrated that he has known Olali since their undergraduate days in the University and since then their friendship has waxed stronger. 
He said he was impressed when Olali despite being a young lad and a graduate decided to go into poultry farming to make ends meet when the hope of getting a white-collar job failed to materialize. 
According to the media entrepreneur, what has excited him the most is that Olali who is also known as Chiefo among his peers has added a barbecue joint to his hustle where he sells grilled chicken to residents. 
Sam commended his friend for his enterprising spirit and added that Olali’s ways are worthy of emulation, especially by young folks who are still looking for employment after school.
The author of “The Power of Peer Influence ” advised that young people should learn a skill or venture into business just like his friend to foot daily bills and make ends meet.
He added that there is no excuse for failure, saying that young people should quit blaming relatives and other people for their underachievement.
In his words: “Olali Tonwaprinyo and I have been like brothers since he joined me at the Niger Delta University (NDU) in 2010. I was in my 300 level studying Sociology, while he was offered admission to study Biochemistry. Today we have all graduated to the glory of God.
“I am presently pursuing a career in media/PR, etcetera. Chiefo on the other hand has ventured into poultry farming; rearing broilers and layers in a large quantity.
“At some point, he decided he could no longer wait for that ideal job virtually every Nigerian graduate dreams of. He, therefore, relocated to his hometown, Twon Brass in Bayelsa State, to begin his poultry business.
“Chiefo has now become a major supplier of chicken meat and eggs in Brass Island with a frozen food shop to his name.
“Now, this, to me, is the most exciting part of his story: he is currently doing barbeque chicken in front of his shop so residents can come and “chop chicken” while having some drinks to forget the doufaness in the world.
“Recall that Chiefo has passed through the numerous walls of the university, just like many of us. Yet he decided to go into the poultry business while enduring the unbearable smell of the chickens.
“He has again started roasting chickens in the very town where everybody knows him as a “senior boy” with swag. The good thing in all of this is that he is earning income and footing his bills, without begging to eat. And we are all proud of the progress he is making.
“There is no excuse to remain idle and expect manna to come down from Heaven. There are not too many jobs in the world. But there are many people who are willing to buy a product you can sell or a service you can render, as long as it is valuable.
“We can emulate Chiefo and his likes and start doing something. We can sell a product people need. We can learn a skill. Interestingly, these days, many skills are freely taught online. So make the internet your friend. Surf many how-tos to read. And watch the right videos on YouTube and other platforms.
“While I agree we all need people’s support once in a while, we should be tired of blaming our uncles, leaders, and others for not helping us. If we continue blaming others for our woes, we might just get old without achieving any tangible thing in life. Look around, many old people who are suffering from “excusitis” are wishing they could turn back the hands of time.
“So let’s emulate Chiefo and do something to foot our daily bills, even if it means roasting a chicken in front of our houses to make ends meet. #Dignityinlabour #Noexcuse.”
