The crash seemed like a major setback and all attempts to format and restore the system proved abortive. There weren’t many training centres around that I could partner with or refer my students to at the time, so, that was how journey as a computer trainer ended.
With that source of income gone, I had to find an alternative. As fate will have it, I got a call from an uncle about a vacancy for an Accountant in a company in Abuja. I applied and was invited for test and interview. I remember acing both, but the fact that my uncle’s surname appeared on my CV created some issues and I couldn’t proceed further with the job. This was because he was a consultant to the company at the time.
I stayed behind in Abuja hoping to find another offer, while temporarily assisting one of my mentors/pastors back then to supervise his site workers.
It was another learning period, as this went on for 3 months without pay and at some point I had to assist in moving materials off the site when he couldn’t afford to pay the labourers due to delay in payment by the main contractors.
I recall that a corper friend of mine joined us for about a week, and told me one day that he won’t be coming again as he couldn’t be carrying moulded blocks (laughs). It was truly an humbling experience.
After 3 months of hardwork with little or nothing to show (aside lessons on patience and perseverance), I felt led to return to Lagos. I left Abuja with less than 5k (gotten from my pastor/mentor one Sunday morning that I woke up and decided that I had had enough of my situation) and left for Lagos with no particular destination in mind.
I will tell you my first point of call on arriving Lagos next week. Until then, continue learning from every situation you find yourself.
Cheers and Happy Valentines Day.
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