Fraud Is No Guarantee For wealth But hard work, Sense Of Purpose, Eronmosele to Nigerian Youths

Fraud Is No Guarantee For wealth But hard work, Sense Of Purpose,
Eronmosele to Nigerian Youths

By prince Benson Davies

Not many Nigerians leave the country in their heydays and still return to the country to give back to society, but that is not the case with Anthony Eronmosele, who was first inspired and decided to see the world in 1991 and is now a citizen of The Netherlands, where he has resided for 22 years.

Anthony, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Palmetto Hotels in Lagos, hails from Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State and is a graduate of Accounting from the University of Benin (UNIBEN) before moving to Europe to study Business Administration at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

In an exclusive interview with The New Experience Newspaper, the successful businessman and philanthropist, revealed that he was in his second year at UNIBEN in 1991 when he decided to travel and see the other side of the world, bearing in mind the condition of the country, a decision which took him to Egypt, Israel and other countries before finally settling down in The Netherlands where he and his wife, whom he married in 1998, had their children and now reside.

As a licensed car dealer, with a thriving business in the United States (U.S.) where he has resided since 2012 and is also a citizen, Anthony narrated that when he left Nigeria it was not easy for him to travel abroad.

His words: “It was very difficult then. I am talking about 1991/92 through 1994.
On his parents’ influence in his life, the 53-year-old recalled that at a point, he felt he was suffering and couldn’t take it anymore, but with the help of his family members who encouraged him to hang on he got through and arrived where he is today.
He spoke very fondly of his 95-year-old mother and that he just might have taken after her, adding: “My mum is a great woman and she is alive. She is 95. She gave me moral support, prayers and by the special grace of God, she is still praying today and I am happy she is still alive.
“She gave me her blessings and encouraged me a lot when I was young. I followed her footsteps because I think she was a business woman, she knows how to do business, so that is how I was raised.”

Unfortunately, Anthony lost his father at 72, revealing that his dad had an accident in 2001, which led to his death. Anthony, who has a burden to contribute his quota to a better society, has been embarking on projects in his hometown and beyond, including singlehandedly donating books to primary schools in all the LGAs in Esan in 2004. In 2021 and 2023, he fixed some bad roads and helped to connect electricity in some areas. Despite his contributions to the Nigerian society and his zeal to keep doing more, the 53-year-old says he has no inclination of venturing into politics, saying: “I have no political ambition in Edo State. No, I am not into politics, I don’t like politics. I don’t want to be a politician, I have never been and I don’t want to,”he said.