The Anambra Man pictured above has become an online sensation of some sort after the inspiring story of how he roasts maize in Dubai to make a living went viral.
In an exclusive chat with Anambra State Online Media, he opened up on how he started the business and the benefits…
“My name is Obinna. When i arrived Dubai and couldn’t get a job, I decided to think out of the box on what to do to make a living and one day, while in a local restaurant, a man came and placed an order.
“When the waiter came with the order, it was Chicken With Mashed Potato and Grilled Corn but the corn was not roasted the native Nigerian way as we do with coals.
“That was when the idea came and i decided to give it a try. I contacted a local farmer who supplied raw corn for me and started roasting them close to my neighborhood across the street.
“At first, people who passed by looked at me with curiosity as they had never seen anything of its kind up until one man approached me and i gave him one corn cob to taste. he liked it and the following day, invited 4 of his friends who bought and even took some home.”
According to Obinna, that day marked the beginning of his turnaround in the business.
The business according to him is the first of it’s kind in Dubai and in no time became a popular delicacy in the neighborhood with people especially Nigerians living there who want to have a taste of home patronise him on a daily basis.
When asked how much he makes as profit, Obinna smiled and said, “The profits are not bad. I sell each corn cob for about 5 to 8 Dirham depending on the size and on a very good day, i take about 60 to 80 Dirham (22$USD)(N8,000) home.”, he said.
Kudos Obinna!!!
Haha that’s my nna bros oo, no dulling…
I’m really proud of you obinna, this is better than peddling drugs or yahoo yahoo.
God bless the works of your hands… kudos to him.
This is not true. The man pictured above is a musician in my place in Auchi. His name Bolivia Constance Osigbemhe. He does not roast corn to sell and he lives in Auchi. And he posted that picture on his FB page when he travelled to dubai cos he said he was surprised they roast corn to sell in dubai too