Nigerian bricklayer, identified as @MRBRIKILA1 on Twitter, has captured the attention of many by celebrating the purchase of a new car just under two weeks after his relocation to Canada.
@MRBRIKILA1 took to Twitter to share his exciting achievement, posting images of his new purchase car, Honda Odyssey.
His post recounted that he had arrived in Canada on a Friday and promptly commenced work the following Monday, highlighting the speed at which he embarked on his new life in a foreign land.
What makes this story even more remarkable is the sequence of events that led to @MRBRIKILA1 acquiring his new vehicle.
Having worked as a taxi driver in Nigeria, he decided to open a bank account upon his arrival in Canada.
To his surprise, the bank manager noticed his employment letter and, impressed by his prospects, inquired if he had a car.
When he revealed he did not, the manager, displaying remarkable trust, wrote him an unsecured loan of $5,000 (equivalent to over N3.9 million) to help him purchase a car.
In the man’s words;
“Arrived in Canada on a Friday…started work on the following Monday… Went to the bank to open an account. The bank saw my employment letter. Manager called me in, asked if I have a car, I said no… Oga said winter is coming, wrote $5k draft for an unsecured loan for me. Bought this van the same week. That is my wish for all… Nigerian young graduates post NYSC.”
Netizens Reactions…
@QuteWoman said; “I remember when you encouraged unemployed graduates to start grinding tomatoes and peppers in the market as a means of job creation and Twitter was not having it.”
@ireplazer said; “Assuming this is totally true, how much are you paying back and for how long will you be paying. Yes there’s access to loan but you may be paying back the loan for almost half of your life.”
@HIBILLIONEAR said; “How about driving tests? Can you just start driving immediately in Canada?
“I brought my int’l driving licence here but these people no send my papa. I have to enrol, learning and approval could take a year.”
@Myckbenny said; “That’s thoughtful of you. You go dey carry passengers on your way to work and coming back home. Before you know it, you don make the money wey you take buy am.”
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