Don’t be jealous if you see my wife enjoying the fruit of her labour – Tonye Cole
Oil tycoon, Tonye Cole has penned a piece of advice for haters out there while celebrating his wife.
Taking to his Twitter account, he narrated how his wife helped set up his company, Sahara Group adding that they both had to make some tough decisions in ensuring their company thrived.
Cole went on to reveal that his wife was a registrar at the University of Lagos at the time, and they had a toddler to parent saying it was tough but they overcame it.
He tweeted;
Starting Sahara many years ago, my wife and I made a tough decision to put everything I had at the time into setting up the company. For the first 2 years or more, I didn’t earn a salary, and all the money we managed to make went back into the company.
My wife, @sylvie6000 was a registrar at the University of Lagos in LUTH at the time. I remember we had a toddler, my son, to cater for, and I had to be in Port-Harcourt for long periods during those 2 years.
Those were some tough years, but my wife proved herself to be tougher. Sahara is successful today because of the sacrifice she made back then. She supported me so much that she held the home, put food on the table, paid our rent, all with her salary for more than 2 years.
Covering for me like she did, gave me the confidence and clarity of mind to focus and build Sahara. Today, if you see her enjoying the fruit of her labour, please don’t be jealous, she actually worked for it, and paid a price for it; Covering for me like she did, gave me the confidence and clarity of mind to focus and build Sahara.
Today, if you see her enjoying the fruit of her labour, please don’t be jealous, she actually worked for it, and paid a price for it; the price of standing by me, believing in me when I needed her the most. Till this moment, she still stands by me, supporting me all the way, especially since I made the decision to climb this political mountain.
To my amazing and outstanding wife, Sylvia Cole, medical doctor extraordinaire, wife of a special class, beauty with brains, exceptional woman! This is a small note to say, THANK YOU! I love you.”
