Senator
Ben Murray-Bruce revealed on twitter that his father borrowed him N20,
000 in 1980 to
start his business, Silverbird Group. They are celebrating their 35th
anniversary this year. He said his story is evidence that you do not
need to steal to make it in Nigeria and when people started running
their mouths, he said anyone with evidence that he
stole to build his organization should show evidence. See some reactions
after the cut...
Intriguing.
ReplyDeleteNot really. While it's still a substantial achievement. 20k in 1980 was a lot of money and having a rich father with connections doesn't make things more difficult. Almost another Donal Trump moment #richkidproblems
DeleteIntriguing.
ReplyDeleteStory for the gods,oga u lie
ReplyDeleteI believe u my love
ReplyDeleteKisses ben
No comment!
ReplyDeleteI support d last twt,20k nah big money dat time but ben try anyway it's not easy joor.
ReplyDeleteDear linda! 20k in 1980 is no joke! It's lotsa money..my mum once told me how valuable 100 naira was...
ReplyDeleteloool.....Sounding like a "donald trump" wanna be
ReplyDeleteGOOD...
ReplyDeleteWen God breathes on ur business...
ReplyDeleteThe result of definitive of purpose, applied faith and positive mental attitude. The 20k Naira he borrowed from his father in today's valuation is just 44,000 naira. And this man turned nothing into something. Good job great man
ReplyDeleteU evaluation is wrong. N20K then is upto millions of naira now. Compare the naira to pounds then and compare the equivalent pounds to naira now.
DeleteHe said "you don't have to steal"
ReplyDeleteWe haven't forgotten why he was sacked by Obadanjo as NTA DG.
How he tried to dupe Nigeria with JVC company.
Oga go and have several seats
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
20,000 in 1980 aint small money..
ReplyDeleteThey shuld tell him more,b there claiming saint n hard work...in fact I wish he sees LIBer Comments,cos I trust d people here
ReplyDeleteLol....Nigerian youths no get chill at all.
ReplyDelete#TeamBlessed#
People have no chill...but 20k then is a huge amount of money
ReplyDeleteYou can't compare 20k in 1980 to 20k in 2015.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm. Dat was when money has a lot of value and not now when moeny value is negative.
ReplyDeleteComment frm ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (royalpriesthood007@gmail.com)
That's good to know
ReplyDeleteHe should please stfu!
ReplyDelete20k as at that time can do for you what 1 million or more can do for you today.
Corruption was not rampant back then, and even honest/hardworking civil servants could have access to such an amount without much stress.
Then the system started to rot, and their generation said or did nothing to stop it...... Some even participated in the rot and the result is what we see today.
What roles did he play in curbing that rot before it snowballed into this cesspit of corruption? That I would like to know.
Ok oo
ReplyDeletePlease Linda...it's "his father LENT him" not "his father "BORROWED" him. Biko,isuna nke ndi ime obodo
ReplyDeleteNa wa o! Everybody be claiming to have started small. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteGOOD TO SEE.. CONGRATS SIR
ReplyDeleteAUNTY LINDA....
Na wa o! Everybody be claiming to have started small. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteNa wa o! Everybody be claiming to have started small. Linda take note!
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In as much as I am PDP, Ben shouldn't be talking like we don't know. Ben don't forget the wife of the most ugliest president we have ever had, who assisted you with multi millions. Obj is a witness. Engr Emy
ReplyDeleteNICE ONE,WE YOUTHS NEEDS MORE ENCOURAGEMENTS FROM A GOOD LEADER LIKE BEN BRUCE MURRAY
ReplyDelete20k was a lot of money in 1980. Then 55 kobo exchanged for 1 USD. Only directors of companies and top government workers earned up to 1k a month.
ReplyDeleteHe is lucky he had a rich dad to give him such a heavy loan.
Mbok who go borrow me na make i start me own biz#serioxmattero
ReplyDelete20K then was serious big money. Almost £20,000 = N7Million .
ReplyDeletenice success story bro... buh 20k of 1980 is like 20thousand dollars of this time
ReplyDeleteevidence of what? why dont he tell nigeria's the real value of 2ok in 1980, because my father bought his first car in 1979 with just 2,800 naira. So Bruce li or ben bruce , that money is equivalent to 10 million naira now, try give that to Nigeria youth and see if they wont do more than you...........congrats all thesame
ReplyDeleteStories..notn rili true in Nigeria not even humans cuz they are fake. If an American or European Mogul says this its easy to undrstnd cuz there would always be records.
ReplyDeleteThey serve him right.
ReplyDeleteAs at 1980, a brand new peugeot 504 was 6,500 naira. so 20k must have been worth almost 20 million naira today exchange
ReplyDeleteA£ starting little ,Oga pls buy ballet costume 2643CFDB from me
ReplyDeleteFree movies on the 21st
ReplyDeleteYou will still go back to that ya grandfather to borrow you again o! Cause that silverbird is in bad need of renovation.Only the popcorn takes me there. Hiss.
ReplyDeleteFunny but true
Delete20K! Huge money in 1980. In 1987 from Enugu to Harcourt by wagon was N13.00. My school fees in Uniport was N90.00 So fast track back to 1980 N20,000 was a LOT of money then. Today parents are struggling to provide food and accommodation for their children. If we all had fathers like you i'm sure we won't be tempted to make money by stealing. N20,000 is the average monthly earnings of most 35year old Nigerians. We thank God for your Company.
ReplyDeleteThe right word is lent. With the money his father lent him.
ReplyDeleteAbi? LENT IS THE WORD not the naija 'borrow me' Tell Linda! Which school Linda go sef? Could never have been UI for sure.
DeleteEncouraging! Bt pls bare in mind dat 20,000naira in d 80's is equivalent to $20,000 or even more in todays economy. Also, u had a beta atmosphere n blossoming economy in those days for virtually any serious business to grow.
ReplyDeleteIt is very difficult now, but not impossible
BROS NA U DEY TALK LIKE THAT. WE STILL REMEMBER THE RUNS U MADE AS DG NTA THEN AND ALL THE STELLA OBJ RUNS. WE HEAR AND U TRY SHA. GOD GO BLESS U FOR US ALL.
ReplyDeleteItz possible hez clean cos I believe Linda Ikeji made her money without stealing or sleeping wit big men. Though some still don't believe God exist sha... dee
ReplyDeleteNigerians with their bad mouths!Of course, one can make it without stealing na.If only they know how much some people get as monthly salary......
ReplyDeleteHow many of our today's dad can afford the equivalent of sum amount in 2015?
ReplyDeleteSee the way people are running their mouth
ReplyDeleteEven if his father borrowed him 100ml naira, it definitely took more than a huge capital to build such great empire. Why can't people believe in honest and hard work again?
I fear who no fear Nigerian youth on social media.
Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha
Must Ben always lie to himself....... Na wao oh...... Jor oh
ReplyDeleteLend not borrow. We thank the Lord.
ReplyDeleteDoes he nt know dt N20k in 1980 is like a billion in 2015???? Dumb ass
ReplyDeleteMr Bruce!!! Gerraway here!!! U fucking Liar!!!
ReplyDeleteN20,000.00 in 1980 when N20.00 use to be the highest naira denomination, when N2.00 equal 1GBP, when N1.00 equals $2, when we still have ONE PENNY, FIVE KOBO, TEN KOBO, FIFTY KOBO (in notes) etc.... Oga Ben you started BIG; you are just very lucky among many people. ask who Cosmos Maduka started and you will know there is a big difference.
ReplyDeleteOdi mma.
ReplyDelete"His father borrowed him"? What kind of English is that?
ReplyDeleteThe last tweet is on point..but still i appreciate his hard work and success story..inspiring
ReplyDeleteThank God
ReplyDeleteBut my eggplant Linda did not start with 20k
That vuvuzela P guy
privilege talking. Do you know what 20,000 naira was in 1980? let me give you a sense. 1 naira was equal to 2 dollars. so technically his pops loaned him $40,000. America was in a great recession. Roundtrip tickets to New York cost 400 naira. His pops did not give him chump change and he did not start with the acute disadvantage that is so characteristic of our society today. even back in those days, that money was something few people ever saw or needed to see. A brand new Peugeot 504 GL car cost 7000 naira. So Ben, dont thank Nigeria, thank the system that allowed privilege and advantage to prop you up for guaranteed success. The advantage you experienced is called money begetting money. It yields power and opens uncommon doors through name recognition and what money can buy. While I celebrate with you I dont want peeps to be deceived. You were a high dollar roller back in the days with this type of story so let us not get stuff twisted my erstwhile senator. Love ya.
ReplyDeleteHow many of you knows who Ben Bruce father was in 1980. Most people just use social media without myopic and blind mindset. My heart bleeds for some Nigerians who have refused to learn despite their so-called level of education.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the evidence Mr Bruce? 20k in 1980 is a couple of millions now. How many parent s have that to loan to their kids?
ReplyDeleteHonestly this man need someone to verify his messages before tweeting them. 20k then a lot of money now so why are you forming voltron oga! The other day he was defending MTN for disobeying the law of the land. Says much of a law maker in the senate.
ReplyDeleteknown annonymous
I have loved ur common sense speeches so far but this is out of it. 20k in 1980 is it the same today?Haba Oga common sense. Anyways I love ur hardwork n dats for real
ReplyDeleteIf only i can be DG of NTA for only a year.
ReplyDelete20k of does days is huge money.cant compare it now.
ReplyDelete20k of does days is huge money.cant compare it now.
ReplyDeleteBen Murray Bruce plsssss!!!!! Stop this lying bullshit!!!! What the heck is that for now.??? Why must be come out on media with this kinda low class lies..you started with 20k your fada!!!! Borrowed you!!! May God forgive u... Y won't u just shut the hell up!!! And focus on your bizz instead of trying to fool yourself here thinking u fooling us..don't knw why all these rich men of Nowadays will just come up with cock and bull stories just because they are now rich trying to intimidate the poor... Mr Murray u no try at all... If u don't have anything to say on media shut that hell up!!!!
ReplyDeleteI clap for you
ReplyDeleteAlso Check www.vabadon.com
So dis man can lie
ReplyDeleteMr Murray plssss!!!! Stop all these cock and bull stories about you dad borrowing you 20k shit and how u made billions with it.. Look we ain't toddlers here on media ok.. Pls respect that.. And if u don't anything good to say on media shut the hell up!!! Don't know why all this so called rich men in Nigeria always try to claim over smartness because them don get money now... Those wey no get go soon get ooo.. Mr Bruce!!! Am officially shutting you up for good..!!! No try am again ooo stupid ass..
ReplyDeleteIn 1980, a brand new Peugeot 504 1980 Model was sold for N10,000.00. Now consider how much a brand new Peugeot 2015 Model of that standing (504) because i dont know if they still produce 504. Then that would tell you exactly how much he got from his Dad at that time.
ReplyDeleteHe thinks we have a forgotten he stole money from NTA.........all the money for silverbird was stolen from NTA and if his such a good guy like he claims, how come NTA is still nonsense? He did nothing in NTA
ReplyDeleteHehehheheh Nigerians enh,
ReplyDeleteWho God has bless no man can curse,many have that type of money then but didn't know how to use it. TIMILEYIN BLESSING
ReplyDeleteBen, Ha ha ha ha ha. Good a thing. You know you stole but there were no evidence.
ReplyDeleteLies ! Please recognise Stella Obasanjo's contribution. People must learn to be grateful.
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LINDA, IT is "His father LENT him" not "His father BORROWED him." He borrowed from his father. ABEG, correct grammar.
ReplyDeleteLinda "...with the 20k his father lent him"
ReplyDeleteTrue indeed...several years later silverbird got a massive cash infusion via DG NTA thanks to NTA budgetary allocation.
ReplyDeleteThis guy really needs to shut the eff up. Who has time for his rants? Hisssssss
ReplyDeleteHis father lent him not borrowed him. Employ people. U need editors
ReplyDeleteDear Linda, his father either lent him money or he borrowed from his father. "His father borrowed him" is not correct.
ReplyDelete20k then must have been a very huge amount
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That's inspiring. We need to note that 20k then is equivalent to at least 20m today. The good news is that you didn't blow it as was common place among children of the rich then. You are a good example of a good leader but your story is certainly not that of rags to riches... naaahhhhh! It was opportunity well utilized and well managed. Much respect Sir!
ReplyDeleteBt he has been serving as front for pilfered funds na.
ReplyDeleteShow off
ReplyDeleteNa Stella Obasanjo help am na. We all know that. Leave story
ReplyDeleteNa so, na who we go apk.
ReplyDeleteWhat about when u were NTA DG? Abege! And the way u rip off producers in ur galleria plus the numerous months your staff go without salary and when u eventually sack them, u still don't pay. Pls do us a favour, stop disturbing us social media. I would only listen to u if u invented Twitter or something better.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's great. But that was then, when naira had great value. 20k can't make much difference now.
ReplyDeleteThey just think everyone is illiterate and don't know what was the dollar rate in 1980 compare to the dollar rate in 2015... at least in the 50s 60s,70s and 80s my dad will also tell me that things were way cheaper. Even when he bought his peugeot 504 at the rate of 230 naira, can you even use 230 naira to transport yourself daily?
ReplyDeleteI like the word of encouragement that you don't need to steal to make it Nigeria, he shouldn't be calling 20k in 1980 like it's a small money
ReplyDeletebruce case is just like that of trump that said his father gave him small $1,000,000to start a business. 20k as of 80's is a lot of money.
ReplyDelete*lent him..linda.
ReplyDeletelol ...
ReplyDeletethis guy that stole nta's money and equipment to start silverbird. that is why silverbird quality is the same with that of NTA. these men dont know nothing is hidden.
Hey Senator Ben, You were screwing Madam Stella OBJ and only grew bigger after being DG of NTA. We know and remember all that Ben, we do!
ReplyDeleteLENT HIM!!! WHO WAS YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER????
ReplyDeleteMONEY HIS FATHER LENT HIM!!!
This man is on hard drugs
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