Chinaza, a young girl who grabbed Vice President Osinbajo’s hands at Nyanya Market, Abuja has visited him at the presidential villa, IgbereTV reports.
The personal photographer to Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Tolani Alli, on Saturday, February 6, shared the very inspiring story of Chinaza.
According to Tolani, Chinaza had breezed past the vice president’s personal security, grabbed his hand, and compelled him to visit her mum’s shop.
The incident happened at the popular Nyanya market in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja when Osinbajo visited retail stores to promote the Trader Moni initiative of the Buhari administration.
Osinbajo travelled to major markets in Nigeria when Trader Moni was launched to ensure that the funds reached traders.
TraderMoni is an empowerment scheme of the federal government created specifically for petty traders and artisans across Nigeria.
Tolani wrote on Twitter:
“Chinaza.
In 2018, @profosinbajo visited Nyanya market, Abuja to monitor the impact of the TraderMoni scheme, a mild shock greeted him.”
“Chinaza, whose mother owned a store at the market, and had promised herself to tell the VP what she thought of him from his appearances on her TV and other media, made her way through his security and grabbed his hand.
“Amidst the presence of a security detail, and an extremely large crowd, she tugged at the VP’s hand ceaselessly, insisting that he visited her mom’s store, and telling him about how much he inspired her to be courageous and reach for her dreams – an ideal that she unironically put to effect in reaching out to him.
Fast forward to two years and some months later, Chinaza sits with her mum in the presidential villa, with a man who has now come to know her as a “daughter”.”
“Almost three long years since their time of contact and a few correspondences later, Chinaza is on her way to The University with dreams of becoming a Medical Doctor, and the ideals that she has picked up from observing The Prof. Up close and afar are unchanged.”
“Courage, selflessness and a thorough dedication to work still weigh heavy on her heart. Coming in contact with the people that inspire you sometimes makes the dream more worthwhile. Either-way, go for it.”
“PS – She also took another picture with The Prof to show the people who thought the initial picture — which she has kept as her WhatsApp Display Picture for two years — of her holding his hands in the market was photoshopped. Take that haters, huh?”
Chinaza.
In 2018, @profosinbajo visited Nyanya market, Abuja to monitor the impact of the TraderMoni scheme, a mild shock greeted him. pic.twitter.com/FcOEJt5FQW
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
