Friends of the nightlife and hospitality king were seen spraying money in both local and foreign currencies with reckless abandon during the burial.
This led to insinuations that his friends made their money the wrong way.
He made the clarification in a statement titled: Obi Cubana speaks,” which was posted by Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on his Facebook page.
"I want to state this clearly, I am not the talking type or Social media interest free person"
"Many have questioned the type of boys and friends I have, to me, I hardly address anyone as my boy because we are all boys to God Almighty.
I don't have any boy who is into rituals, if you are my boy or my man because I like to address my boys as my men, it means you are working hard and you made your money in a clean way.
In 2013, I pushed 53 uneducated Oba boys into the market to learn trading. In 2017, I withdrew all of them from their Ogas and settled all of them with 3million Naira each and paid for their shops.
I linked 40 of them into importation and made them use my name and platform to import goods into the country. After two years, I checked on them how they were doing and find out some had issues and I supported them again to stand.
I am happy today that out of the 53 men, 38 are billionaires while the rest are in the level of a millionaire.
In 2018, I took 100 educated men out of streets and introduced them to the white men for business and today there are billionaires in dollars.
They also help me in their capacity when I require their help. All their friends both Nigeria and outside patronises me.
I am into hotel and club business and I have so many businesses I am brand ambassadors to.
I have alliance with spirit drinks and wines, I am brand to many businesses in the world.
It gives me joy to see my men do well, non of my hotel managers in Nigeria can small poverty, I encourage them to raise others from their local communities. I have never sacked a worker due to misconduct, I bring you in and speak to you the way you will understand.
I have this understanding that we should allow the stubborn people to exist and cool headed people to exist and we make use of them when their needs arises.
I don't believe in the supremacy of power rather I believe in the fare share of power and authority and allow everyone to feel belonged.
I have many uncountable people through my hotel business, I have encouraged many, I have made a lot of friends millionaires and billionaires because it gives me joy. Seeing them throw money around gives me happiness and they know, so anytime there are with me, they show such attitude of throwing money to please me.
Yes, I will gift 1 million to 300 Oba boys to start up business and link them up too to make it.
I have a lot of friends and associates and we are like brothers to each other. We love and encourage one another in good and bad as you have seen in my case that all of them came massively to support me.
Critics is normal and there are there to say what they want to say but when you are doing the right thing, you don't listen to what people say. If I have my way, I will also help those criticising me.
A lot of non Obas will still benefit from me because I am still in the business of making people great.
Cubana chief priest is my man and he is a jolly fellow. People mistake him for me, I am Obi Kubana and he is my Chief priest I hope you understand it now.
I am not into politics and I don't have interest in it till tomorrow. I respect those in politics because dey carry power. Lol hahaha.
My advice is they should identify talents and make them great, don't have any fear of who betrays you tomorrow, just make men and move, if they remember good if not be happy that they made it through you.
I didn't asked my boys/men for donations or help, I didn't also asked my friends for help or donations they did that on their own and I appreciated their efforts.
Gradually ala Igbo ga adinma.”
Weldon obi you’ve done well
ReplyDeleteMy own opinion is that I thought and believed funerals were solemn events. Mr Ben Bruce,Ms Helen Prest, Ms Chimamanda and more have well wishers too and are wealthy, but the sense of the loss of a LOVED one was so palpable and real, that we who dont know them also felt it and mourned with them.
DeleteBack to the topic, these are worthy goals, so full of advocacy and wisdom. Obi did well and left his mark on igbo people. He will prosper even more, cus givers never lack! I just hope his advisers on social media celebration , stunts and show off, also put their eyes, nose and ears on the ground sha, bcos a number of other celebrities did something similar and where quietly tracked or set up or threatened or jailed.
Dont get me wrong, I too was excited by the razzmatazz and glamour, just that if you are old and experienced enough, you know how it goes. Sadism and bad belle is real.
May your dearest mums soul Rest in peace.
Blog admin, this is an opinion in a respected blog, y hoard my comment?
DeleteMy own opinion is that I thought and believed funerals were solemn events. Mr Ben Bruce,Ms Helen Prest, Ms Chimamanda and more have well wishers too and are wealthy, but the sense of the loss of a LOVED one was so palpable and real, that we who dont know them also felt it and mourned with them.
Back to the topic, these are worthy goals, so full of advocacy and wisdom. Obi did well and left his mark on igbo people. He will prosper even more, cus givers never lack!If there were 30 Obis within all ethnic groups, how great it will be!! I just hope his advisers on social media celebration , stunts and show off, also put their eyes, nose and ears on the ground sha, bcos a number of other celebrities did something similar and where quietly tracked or set up or threatened or jailed.
Dont get me wrong, I too was excited by the razzmatazz and glamour, just that if you are old and experienced enough, you know how it goes. Sadism and bad belle is real.
May your dearest mums soul Rest in peace.
Na man you be obi Cubana🙌🏻
ReplyDeleteThe way you carry your wife, business and associates tells me you are a very high principled man
His father was a Principal. Imagine d upbringing
DeleteGod bless you abundantly Obi Cubana..
ReplyDeleteHow I wish I am from Oba in Anambra state.
Kudos sir 👍👍👍👍
You can be the Obi Cubana of your own village and state.
DeleteI am so happy that this will teach people to rise by lifting others.
DeleteThe hausas are so good at it, they keep lifting each other and that's why you can hardly break their bond.
Igbo traders do same too, I wish those in govt positions and the entire nation will also adopt it, so everyone can atleast be able to afford their basic needs so that greed, wickedness and selfishness can reduce.
God bless you and replenish your pockets
Chai chomil easy na.lol
Delete@ Chomil, na money and connection remain ooooo 😂😂😂😂
DeleteWow; what a breath of fresh air. Unlike the folks wey no wan carry last, yet, will do everything to undermine unsuspecting hardworking/loyal friends. So, impressive to find a young Naija man with such large heart and talents who wants others to succeed. May God continue to bless you,Sir. Kubana, nah real man you be.
Delete😊😊😊
DeleteObi Cubana is a good man. My uncle works with WHO and has a lot of connections in government but this man never help any of us get a job in government. I see how other people's uncles and Aunties link them up. Anyway, thank God for life, everyone is doing ok in their field.
DeleteYou too much odogwu
ReplyDeleteGod bless your kind heart
May God continue to bless you nwokeoma. Ndi asiri ga na asi.
ReplyDelete".....don't have any fear of who betrays you tomorrow, just make men and move, if they remember good if not be happy that they made it through you.".
ReplyDeleteThat's the spirit bro.... I hope with this, haters can now rest in peace. When you are legit, you are legit. Anambra to the world. Igbo Amaka!!! God bless you Okpataozueora.
Exactly Tj, I love people who give unconditionally.
DeleteThat his mindset is awesome.
DeleteI don't agree with that line don't have fear of who will betray you.
DeleteThere are useless ones my brother wanted to help in his own little way.What did they do? They started attacking his business and trying to pull him down.
That shows some people don't like good and good is far from them.
Though most of them are evil
This seems like fake news because the video of his address that I watched made no mention of these
ReplyDeleteSadist, you must thrive in negativity, every billionaire must not be bad persons. And you mustn't have an opinion at all times. See good in others, it doesn't make you weak
DeleteThat is because there are 2 different interviews. This one not the BBC interview. Why do open your mouth anyhow without being certain of things. You are weird mahn!!
DeleteGosh anon, u are very very very stupid. I have spent my time here defending Obi from ur opposite idiots and so because I don't believe this is the interview he gave, I'm being negative???
DeleteWhat grade of an idiot are you??? Because I decided to ignore ur stupid, miserable, poverty stricken sef, you think I've lost my voice???? See, don't tempt me, begging u, don't tempt me. I've ignored u long enough
The yeye anon person up there, make u rest na. Wetin Eka do you? Bitterleaf, calm down eeh. Na life frustrate you like this? I don't understand this beef you have for her.
DeleteAnambra blood. If dey betray u, ignore, if dey remb u fine. One love brother💞
ReplyDelete👌 You know that.
DeleteI'm a proud Anambra woman.
DeleteI grew up in a business environment where you see young young guys controlling millions.
It is only poor mindset that believes every rich man is a ritualist .
#saynotopoverty
Obi Cubana, you are doing well sir. May God continue to bless you and yours.
ReplyDeleteAla Igbo ga adinma na ha Christi, Amen..
ReplyDeleteLovelace
I love him already.
ReplyDeleteHmmm if true he’s great man we rise by lifting others up
ReplyDeleteI believe him.
ReplyDeleteNdi uchu zue ike
Kedu fa? Ndi obi ose them. Have you all bitter and evil spirits seen that we weren't lying when we told y'all that your presidents, past and present, your governors, your richest man in Africa and your richest men in Nigeria has not done half of what this man has done and will continue to do? Sebi una don hear am? This man and his Queen started from grass to grace, God blessed their hustle, he blesses his men, his men makes it and comes out to show appreciation and una are barking? He whom the Lord has blessed and lifted, no one can bring down. Obi ezigbo mmadu, ga ba n'iru Odogwu anyi ji eme onu. 👑👑❤️
ReplyDeleteSpirit of poverty don't allow them to see.
DeleteSomeone said to me and I think it's true that only in Nigeria you will see the poor telling the rich how to spend their money. Isn't that funny?
DeleteChisom you are actually the one sounding bitter. Calm down.
DeleteI can be your female bestie o. Stella do single and mingle for obi Cubana and I na.
ReplyDeleteYou're very funny. Haha
DeleteI can be your female bestie o. Stella do single and mingle for obi Cubana and I na.
ReplyDeleteKeep doing good sir..you are LOVED
ReplyDeleteGood he clears the air, people talking about ritual can now rest.
ReplyDeleteWill they rest?
DeleteI pity people that always have negative opinion about other people progress.
It irks me to God.
Celebrate with people so that you can also be celebrated.
Na man you be Obi Cubana. Anambra blood
ReplyDeleteAnambra men don't just have money.
DeleteThey are well trained ,why they don't joke with their wives.
Anon, pls increase the volume for the people at back.
DeleteThat is true. They don't joke with their wives and family, no matter how rich they are. Family first, and the wife will know and understand the family tradition of accepting everybody into the family as one.
DeleteGod bless Obi Cubana
ReplyDeleteGod bless Lush Eby (because if she's not in support of all these generosity, Obi Iyiegbu won't Carry them out. Ada Obosi jide ka iji n'ibu ezigbo nwanyi. Oso di eme)
God bless their children.
God bless ala Igbo
God bless Anambra, for they get kind hearted people.
May God continue to flourish all his businesses.
Eby bu ezigbo asa ndi Idemili ji eme onu nau, woman is a Queen from head to toe. She inspires me biko.
DeleteUna see Oba money dey lament; when una go see Nnewi money and their doings, una go faint.
ReplyDeleteOba money dey learn work where Nnewi money dey.
I fu ego onye nnewi isi gi epee mpe!!!! 😅😅😅
DeleteIf you jam nnewi money your head go shrink.
Igbo doings. Kwenu!!!!
the plain truth ..I just dey laugh ..Obi is doing well off course but Nnewi money no be here and they dont have social media ..in Nigeria if you don't come on instagarm you are not a big boy ..what my eye has seen with Nnewi money
Delete😁😁😁😁😁 nnewi money bags no be here oh, those shouting oba up and down don't know about nnewi. Everybody in nnewi is a millionaires, they are just managing,people called rich are billionaires
DeleteNa so I hear about Nnewi men o.
DeleteWeldon sir.
ReplyDeleteAt lest he picked sensible ones and the results were amazing.
Nobody dey give 'olodo' scholarship.
Igbos I think is only tribe that help their fellow brothers.
Hausa people do that too
DeleteEspecially fulani people
Inshort they are the king's of helping their people, even if you are an olodo they must find a position for you.
I am using this medium to reach out to all those igbo DGs, learn from this and help your people too
So that we can grow in every sector.
Push up...make I no talk on what your Fulani "DGs" are doing or it will enter another level.
DeleteBut don't compare them with Igbos abeg. They don't empower people ...they just allow access to loot.
If Hausa helps their people you won't see the level of poverty in the North with the number of presidents they have produced and the number of 'oil well' billionaires they have. They only help their immediate families and give the rest food instead of empowering them on how to feed themselves. The reason we have a lot of almajiris with most of them becoming bandits.
DeleteAmethyst ahh, let's use CBN as a case study
DeleteSheybe na emefele dey there, yet they employ one aboki every other day.
Is it immigration? Enter there and see something, almost everyone is a muslim from the north.
My own is that if my igbo people smell a top position abeg they should help their people
Na real man!
ReplyDeleteHuman Capacity Empowerment is the key to speedy Development. One of my husband's brother that align with him is rich, very rich. To buy common machine for his brothers na war! When l men, very rich, the guy might be richer than Obi, but to help people na wahala.
I bless God that he is rasing men in our family to compete with him.
I pray and believe that God will remember my husband cos l don't want to depend on anybody.
Asinn ennn
DeleteSome will want to be rich alone. Kudos to him!And amen to your prayers!
Me i will not even blame that one that is not giving anyone shishi. Man must have done one or five for ndi ikwi kwi and he got "ritualist and wicked man" labeling as a thank you from them and probably swore to luck up. Me i won't blame him o, everyone must not have Obi's kind of heart.
DeleteChisom, na wetin my husband be dey talk.
DeleteGod bless him.
ReplyDeleteMen like obi cubana 🙌🏽
ReplyDeleteWomen like SDK 🙌🏽.
Na these type of people we need in our society, they rise BT lifting people, make I go anon before those anon go think say na because of giveaway I dey hail Stella...the fear of the anon enujawaya aka agba ofifo on SDK is the beginning of foolishness
Oh yes that's right in Moha's voice. We will adopt Stella and make her choose any Igbo land she wants as her village. Lady is inspiring.
DeleteSDK is a lifter also. Annon, you are very correct.
DeleteGod bless you SDK
May God continue to enlarge your coast. I just love the relationship between him and his wife, you can easily tell he's a good man. So many billionaires dont have time for their wives
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and yours
Ala ndi Igbo ga adimma n'eziokwu Odogwu...Udo! 🙌
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many Dangote and Otedola has pulled out of poverty🤔.
So they should come and announce to you because you are who?
DeleteThose employed in their companies is not a contribution?
Lastly, how many people have YOU pulled out of poverty?!
As enlightened as you are, you are a big time tribalist, which is a shame cos tribalism is for small minds.
DeleteAnd they're usually the first to scream, "Igbos do not like themselves". You'd now be wondering, these set of people that loves themselves so much and are lucky to have the Africa's RICHEST man from their part of Nigeria, the other ones with the richest men too in Nigeria with so much love and oneness for each other, WHAT REALLY HAVE THESE MEN DONE FOR THEIR PEOPLE THAT THEY LOVE SO MUCH UNLIKE THE IGBOS THAT HATES THEMSELVES WITH SO MUCH PASSION? they'd make you wonder out loud with their stories.
DeleteThere's really no need for comparison
DeleteAmethyst, you are my very good friend here and just like Eka Joy said, there is no need for the comparison. We all know our worth and what we are capable of doing. Let God be every man's rewarder.
Deletechisom and amethyst you guys are intelligent no doubt ..why all this deep tribalism ? have you been personally offended by other tribes ??..look at otedola that took Christian Chukwu to uk and paid his bills despite not being Yoruba man like himself ..im a bit disappointed ..this constant narrative is dividing the country . in the same vain I also condemn those insulting Igbos please stop .all of us are suffering the effects of bad government no one is exempted ..the problem of Nigeria if we look well is not tribe but bad governments
DeleteI know the angle I'm coming from...I'm not tribalistic but I have endured and I have been judged by tribe too but I digress...
DeleteDangote under pays his graduates from non hausa states unless you're a master's holder and over pays Indian expatriates and Hausa staff. If he owns a foundation...it's does not encompass the entire state of Nigeria. Also, he uses capitalism and lackadaisical laws to NOT remit taxes or pay loans.
Otedola only donates when there is a public need or to political parties. I have never heard of him in philanthropic endeavours...yes he doesnt need to announce it but you have heard of Elumelu right???
To the Anon that is asking me who I have brought out of poverty...I'm not a popular person to be announcing what I do or don't do but they are. So the same way you're asking how Obi Cubana made or spent his money should apply to them as well.
Besides...I don't give a rat's azz who you are to reply you in particular but I do know that God saw what I did in secret and is still rewarding me openly.
'He/She who kneels before God...will stand with Kings'...periodt!! 😁
You don't give a rat's ass but proceeded to write an epistle. Chief madam tribalist 🙌🙌
DeleteAllow Obi, Dangote and Otedola to do as they see fit. Each one according to their power. Life isn't that hard, abeg
DeleteHis cubana signature hotel on umaru dikko abj is mad
ReplyDeleteGod bless you sir for what u are doing.A family that has only one rich man is not rich at all but if everyone is doing fine there'll be peace.
ReplyDeleteHow I wish I'm from Oba.What he's doing for his people no any politrician has done.
Obi Cubana ya gazie o!
God bless you more obi cubana
ReplyDeleteThanks for all you do Obi Cubana.
ReplyDeleteMy own opinion is that I thought and believed funerals were solemn events. Mr Ben Bruce,Ms Helen Prest, Ms Chimamanda and more have well wishers too and are wealthy, but the sense of the loss of a LOVED one was so palpable and real, that we who dont know them also felt it and mourned with them.
ReplyDeleteBack to the topic, these are worthy goals, so full of advocacy and wisdom. Obi did well and left his mark on igbo people. He will prosper even more, cus givers never lack! I just hope his advisers on social media celebration , stunts and show off, also put their eyes, nose and ears on the ground sha, bcos a number of other celebrities did something similar and where quietly tracked or set up or threatened or jailed.
Dont get me wrong, I too was excited by the razzmatazz and glamour, just that if you are old and experienced enough, you know how it goes. Sadism and bad belle is real.
May your dearest mums soul Rest in peace.
Rest!!!!!! A funeral is not ‘solemn’ if the person was old and lived a good life!
DeletePlease blog admins, I am anon 14.53, please kindly delete, I didnt know the edited version will be posted above.
DeleteApologies for posting more than once
@anon 16.24, is 68 old? sorry, the examples i wrote were teens when they died abi? Keep smoking dry gum. We move!
27:22 you're the one smoking decayed and dried feces because the late woman died at age 78. I will never understand why you've chosen to to deduct a whopping ten years from her age but whatever happens, pray had to reach age fifty since according to you 68 is not old, while on the prayer point, also pray for children that'd be useful enough to take care of your medical bills when the need arises. Keep moving!!
DeleteShe was 78,Anon 17:22...
DeleteChisom, you have no manners sha. May the anons continue to give you fire for fire, you deserve it.
Delete*pray hard
DeleteYou mean may riff raffs like yourself continue to gnash teeth and pull hairs while displaying broken hearts and living in the delusions of doing something? Eeyaah! It's obvious you can't buy what you're selling because i don't understand why a person will cry because their lies got refuted while using the exact language they used in telling the lie with boldness. Why are you mad? Oh i'm mannerless for throwing your energy back at you? Grow up and get bold you weakling.
DeleteObi cubana u kill me wit your words I so much appreciate the womb u came from.may her soul rest in peace 🙏
ReplyDeleteObi Cubana is a real man.
ReplyDeleteAbeg who born all these she-males that are crying for woman's money??
Heeee heeee!! ,Inside Lagos!!
I will tell Obi Cubana for them.
As a lady get yourself a real Igbo man,
You will relax and be taken care of.