Now VP’s Daughter: Girl Who Courageously Defied Security Details To Grab Osinbajo’s Hand In Popular Market
Tolani Alli, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s personal photographer on Saturday February 6, shared a very inspiring story about a girl named Chinaza.
According to Tolani, Chinaza had rushed through the vice president’s personal security, took his hand, and forced him to visit her mother’s store. The incident occurred in the popular Nyanya Market in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, when Osinbajo visited retail stores to promote the Buhari administration’s Trader Moni initiative.
In a tweet on popular microblogging platform Tweeter, Tolani wrote:
“In 2018, Professor Osinbajo visited Nyanya market, Abuja to monitor the impact of the TraderMoni scheme, a mild shock greeted him. “Chinaza, whose mother owned a store at the market, and had promised herself to tell the VP what she thought of him from his appearances on her TV and other media, made her way through his security and grabbed his hand. “Amidst the presence of a security detail, and an extremely large crowd, she tugged at the VP’s hand ceaselessly, insisting that he visited her mom’s store, and telling him about how much he inspired her to be courageous and reach for her dreams. “Fast forward to two years and some months later, Chinaza sits with her mum in the presidential villa, with a man who has now come to know her as a “daughter.” “Almost three long years since their time of contact and a few correspondences later, Chinaza is on her way to The University with dreams of becoming a Medical Doctor, and the ideals that she has picked up from observing The Prof. up close and afar are unchanged.”
Chinaza.
In 2018, @profosinbajo visited Nyanya market, Abuja to monitor the impact of the TraderMoni scheme, a mild shock greeted him. pic.twitter.com/FcOEJt5FQW
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
Chinaza, whose mother owned a store at the market, and had promised herself to tell the VP what she thought of him from his appearances on her TV and other media, made her way through his security and grabbed his hand. pic.twitter.com/R3X4Vfl0Wt
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
an ideal that she unironically put to effect in reaching out to him.
Fast forward to two years and some months later…
Chinaza sits with her Mum in the Presidential Villa, with a man who has now come to know her as a “daughter”. pic.twitter.com/6gJRY513D9
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
Almost three long years since their time of contact and a few correspondences later, Chinaza is on her way to The University with dreams of becoming a Medical Doctor, and the ideals that she has picked up from observing The Prof. Up close and afar are unchanged. pic.twitter.com/4VMx2O1ZiK
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
Courage, selflessness and a thorough dedication to work still weigh heavy on her heart. Coming in contact with the people that inspire you sometimes makes the dream more worthwhile. Either-way, go for it. pic.twitter.com/Vj60LA5gGW
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
PS – She also took another picture with The Prof to show the people who thought the initial picture — which she has kept as her WhatsApp Display Picture for two years — of her holding his hands in the market was photoshopped. Take that haters, huh? 😆 pic.twitter.com/hJnmWJbiWj
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
Images from 2018 In Nyanya Market are all by @novoisioro #TheHat #TolaniAlli #Storyteller pic.twitter.com/cik766aRDr
— Tolani (@tolanialli) February 6, 2021
