Once Upon A Time, in a Kingdom in West Africa, there was a revered billionaire named Aliko Dangote. He was a charitable man to his people, and the Kingdom was proud of him. Alas, Dangote had no wife.
He was famous in faraway lands, as he was a man of considerable wealth. One day, the royal courier Instablog9ja announced to the Kingdom, ‘Hear Ye! Hear Ye, the Billionaire seeks a bride‘. All the nation went into a frenzy.
This was exactly what was going on in my head when I saw this post from InstaBlog9ja. Now in Dangote’s defense, that was a minuscule part of the interview. He talked about the struggles of running a business in Nigeria, his company’s plan for expansion, and his dream of purchasing the Arsenal football club. However, the piece in the interview that made headline news was the need-a-wife part.
“They will try all sorts of tricks. This is a very, very tough society. Only the toughest of the tough survive here.”
-Dangote
The comments were numerous. Tons of Nigerians heeded to the call and the applications began pouring in.
This post aims to classify the various comments into groups. Note that due to the length of comments, each group of comments will be shown as a slideshow.
1. People who volunteered their beautiful friends:
One for all, all for one, right?
2. People who donated their mothers’ and female family members:
3. Girls who have nicknamed the Groom:
4. Community of Online Dating Advisers:
5. Candidates vying for Dangote’s love:
6. Those who didn’t understand the post being applied for:
7. Comment Readers Association:
8. Prayer Warriors for Love:
9. Attraction Psychologists certified by Instagram:
10. People who genuinely wish Dangote well:
11. People who related it to non-related people:
12. People who gave up their partners:
The award for Best Application goes to *drumroll please*;
We’ve got the fairytale, all we’re missing is Cinderella. Who’s going to be our Nigerian Cinderella?
