Igho Sanomi: The Champion Extraordinaire at 47 …Real Reason He Dedicates More to Charity Work

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Nigerians are peerless. Put a typical Nigerian in a crowd of people with different nationalities and that Nigerian would stand out. It has nothing to do with having dark skin or ancestors that were colonised by the attention-revelling British. It has to do with being Nigerian. This is why we all celebrate individuals like Igho Sanomi who are doing amazing things in and out of the country. At 47, Sanomi has experienced so much, but he continues to be a cheerful giver, a humble businessman, and a medal-deserving patriot.

Sanomi is as much a businessman as he is a philanthropist. When names are compiled of the most charitable businessmen in Nigeria, his name is almost always among the first five. This is not because he wants to be known as a patron of humanity, as we can see from his very private lifestyle. No. It is just that he realises that life is meaningful when you help other people.

And Sanomi has been helping a lot of people. The area that is often mentioned to demonstrate Sanomi’s largesse is his contribution/grant to the Bobby Moore Fund for cancer research in the United Kingdom. He simply got up one day and decided that it was time to put a large amount of money into prostate cancer research. And what a big help that turned out to be.

What about the foundation he established with his siblings to honour his father, the Dickens Sanomi Foundation (DSF)? DSF has done more good for Nigerians than a lot of governments have thought to replicate for their people. All of this Sanomi has done and he is still three years away from the golden age of 50.

At 47, Sanomi is a sight for sore eyes and a beacon of hope for every Nigerian. To give because one can is a rare thing, but that is exactly why Sanomi is given to charitable work.