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Isaac Gbenga has been toying with the idea of retiring to his native Edo State after years of sojourn in Lagos because when the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, the hospitality sector where he works was among those severely affected.
With Lagos being the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria, Mr Gbenga, who runs Divine Lodge in Ikotun, saw the earnings plummet, from N200,000 weekly to less than N50,000 monthly.
The announcement rekindled Mr Gbenga’s desire to return home and “start afresh.”
“I’m praying to God to let it be as soon as possible (to go back home),” said Mr Gbenga, 57, a father of four. He said he left his job at a poultry farm in Benin to come to SCOAN for “deliverance and breakthrough.”