IRU-OBE: MADE IN EKITI
YES, you too can be different! I met a fine young man that makes and sells Locust Beans(commonly referred to as Iru). He is so passionate about this business which he runs out of Ado-Ekiti that he already has it branded as Iru Obe. Iru-Obe is an indigenous business which centres on the production of that distinct locust beans produced in Ekiti State. Bankole Iru-Obe,as I will like to call him, is a graduate of microbiology. He resigned from his well paying job with a top pharmaceutical company in Lagos to relocate to Ekiti State so as to start Iru production. He was called crazy, family and friends were against this supposedly not so smart move but he stuck to his gun and still pursued his passion. Against all oppositions,Bankole ventured into production and today he has a story to tell. Tony Elumelu Foundation believed in his idea and gave him $5000 as start up grant. Bankole graciously let me into his production space and his heart. Did I g...
