My lady of steel, the envy of all men, I hope this letter of mine meets you well?
Recently, your thoughts have dominated my contemplations. There is no single day in the last few weeks that I didn’t think of you. You know how worried I have been about you but I can’t really do anything to help you because the calibre of men that rally you are way too sophisticated that one with just words of mouth can’t make sense in your case.
My lady of steel, I have told you this in the past and I will never fail to tell you the truth; your beauty is so charming that it has attracted both real and fake lovers to you. Sometimes I wonder how you have even survived all that have been coming your way since you were born till date. You must have been carefully formed with special steel parts to have been this beautifully strong and still standing courageously. It doesn’t look like you are already forty five years plus. You still remain the darling you have been from day one. Your potentials are so much that men are willing to put down all their bank accounts for you. In fact, you are mysteriously charming.
As a friend and confidant, I want to ask you this one question and I will need candid reply from you. You know how long we have come, be honest with me, my lovely Ajaokuta. Please, how comes you are glowing with high hopes recently? Don’t leave me to guess. I equally have lots to tell you when next I write. However, I am sure that your current radiant situation is directly connected to your man, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu – I know the key things he has been doing to get your full potentials out for the benefit of all. Don’t think I am far away from you even though you haven’t been seeing me around. I am very close because you mean a lot to me my dear lovely Ajaokuta.
I need to hear more from you because I know Prince Shuaibu went all the way to Russia to bring you the original doctors who helped in delivering you to your mother Nigeria forty five years ago. He wants to see you proudly on your feet and also your sister, NIOMCO. He really loves you from those fundamental steps he took.
Your man, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu is not just preparing for your full takeoff but wants you to be more relevant as he is busy courting partners for you across the globe. He is working on reliable partners that will meet you at home in Nigeria to ensure more productivity for your people. You think I don’t know all these? I just need to know more from you when you reply my dear friend, Ajaokuta. What about the New Delhi, India commitment by Messrs Jindal Steel as well as the Luan Steel Group of China where billions of capital in FDI were committed? These will gladden your people greatly my dear friend, Ajaokuta.
My lady, the partnership your man, Prince Shuaibu signed with the Ministry of Defence to commence the production of Military hardwares in your domain is a very strategic one. Do you know what that means for your nation’s security as well as yours? In fact, the man who brought this young man to take care of you at this critical point means well for you in all ramifications.
As your man, Prince Shuaibu is working to ensure your goodness from the outside, he is also working internally, having critically designed an in-house roadmap for the revitalisation of the steel industry by a technical team to chart the course of the revival of your entire steel system. My beautiful lady of steel, soon your dream will come true.
My lady of steel, I am not writing you this to make you blush but it’s the truth – I know your man, he was trained in one of the best institutions in this world and his network is wide. Trust me, as an investment banker who plays at high level, he has a rich network to make your dreams come to life. By his training and on-the-field experience, being meticulous is a natural thing to him. He is really encouraging and incorporating private steel players in the revival plans of your nation and when you are finally up, my lady, you will shine brighter as there will be many to compliment you. He is really being strategic in your case.
The plan Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu has for you is not just to leave you in the hands of top players alone. He is preparing both men and women at the grassroots to benefit greatly when you are up. Hence, the intensive boot camp programme to train your nation’s artisans.
My dear lady of steel, Ajaokuta, your man is operating at the apex of the the Federal Ministry of Steel Development for your good. He is working out your goodness in tandem with the vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for the steel sector.
Finally, as I expect your honest reply, know that there are many out there who always make public show of how they love you but are actually doing nothing for your good. They are constantly taking advantage of you because they know how much people love you.
So, until I hear from you, just know that I know your man already. Therefore, do not hide anything from me in your reply.
Yours sincerely,
ONOJA J. OKPANACHI