About 18 years ago when I landed in Lagos after NYSC and was staying in my bro's BQ, one of his inmediate neighbours was his former colleague at IBTC, Oga Dapo.
I revered all those young highflying men and the Offa boy me that just came to Lagos wished to one day be like them.
Extremely humble, yet top of his finance career (Aig mentioned his name in his book, Leaving the Tarmac, as one of the best brains he used when building Access. Heard - but not not confirmed - Wigwe broke down when he informed him he wanted to leave Access for JP Morgan).
Now the MD West Africa for JP Morgan (since 2018), caught up with him at an airport today and he's still the humble, jovial Oga Dapo I knew almost two decades ago.
"So you now do property full time, Jarus"
I offered to help him carry his bag at the airport (MD pass MD - MD of Jarus Homes na boy boy to regional MD of JP Morgan😃), but Oga no gree.
To one of the oracles of finance in Nigeria, I say thanks for the inspiration.