The recent billionaire who came to fame
recently, Terry Waya, all thanks to his son,
Teerser Waya who partook in the lockdown
edition of the big brother Naija show.
In an interview, Kiddwaya ’s father reveals,
he discovered the most sort after location
in Lagos, Banana Island . He reveals he had
played a big role in the existence of Banana
Island.
Terry Waya revealed this while speaking
with BBC NEWS Pidgin. He further
disclosed his poor beginning but his
relationship with the then military regime
Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida
changed his life around as he was awarded
the contract to develop Banana Island .
Terry Waya further said, he delegated the
development of the area to Chagoury
In Kiddwaya’s dad word, he said :
BANANA ISLAND WAS GIVEN TO ME. NOT
MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT I DISCOVERED
THAT BANANA ISLAND . I BROUGHT
CHAGOURY TO DO THE PROJECT. NOBODY
KNEW THAT THERE WAS A BANANA
ISLAND THERE.
“ONE DAY, I VISITED ONE OF MY CLOSEST
FRIENDS CALLED GENERAL ADISA WHO
WAS THE MINISTER OF WORKS AT THE
TIME. I, THEN, SAW A BIG POSTER BEHIND
HIM WITH THE WORDS BANANA ISLAND. I
ASKED HIM ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT
THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER TO
DO THE WORK AND THEN SELL THE LAND
TOGETHER.
“HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL
HAVE THEIR SHARE AND THE PARTNERS
TOO WILL HAVE THEIR SHARE. I TOLD HIM
I WAS INTERESTED AND HE SAID NO
PROBLEM. AND THAT WAS HOW BANANA
ISLAND CAME TO LIVE”.
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