By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The resilience of Tekena Ovuru, a graduate of Petrochemical Technology has paid off.
The small-scale businessman who runs a poultry farm in Rivers State is the winner of the Princewills Trust Help Hard Worker for September 2021.
The Princewills Trust Help the Hard Worker competition is designed to encourage young people who strive to make an impact in society.
A Rivers State-based poultry farmer, Ovuru emerged the winner of the September 2021 edition, beating other hand workers, Collins Moore and Kingsley Peterside to win the N100,000 cash prize.
A statement from Princewills Trust quoted Prince Tonye Princewill, who presented the cash award on behalf of his Trust, as saying the aim of the Trust is simply to encourage hard-working individuals and move away from the mindset of entitlement. He called on the winner to make judicious use of the money and “give others like him, the inspiration to do well, work hard and upgrade their businesses as well.”
The “Help the Hard worker” monthly competition is organised by a non-governmental organisation, The Princewill’s Trust for entrepreneurs, youths and Rivers state residents who engaged in micro-business ventures and all forms of hard work in Rivers State.
The winner, Tekena Ovuru in his reaction said, “I got to know about Princewill’s trust on Facebook. I’m a poultry farmer, the name of my farm is Ovuru and sons farms, I’m into broiler chicken. I’m a graduate of Petrochemical Technology from Uniport. I also have a car which I use for the taxi-hailing company, Bolt. I saw 100k as the prize on Facebook. I know Prince Tonye Princewill very well. I know he’s into movies, his recent movie I think is 76. I’m so happy, I would like to meet him personally to say thank you very much for giving me another boost to my business. With this 100k, I can use it to buy two cartons of chicken and at least 7 bags of Ultima feeds for broilers,” Tekena Ovuru stated.