Renowned business executive and entrepreneur, Lawal Garba, has returned to his alma mater, Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, with a message to students that integrity, excellence and resilience remain critical ingredients for lasting success.
Garba, Chairman/CEO of Trobell International Nigeria Ltd, spoke at the weekend during the second edition of ABU’s “Lunch with the Vice-Chancellor” programme at the Yusufu Bala Usman Hall, Main Campus, Samaru.
The programme was introduced last year to provide a relaxed platform for interaction between the Vice-Chancellor, students and accomplished personalities who can share experiences capable of shaping their academic and professional development.
Delivering the keynote lecture, “The Lawal Garba Way: Building Enterprises, Creating Opportunities, Transforming Lives,” Garba told students that his journey from Quantity Surveying graduate to successful entrepreneur was built not on privilege, but persistence, discipline, hard work and faith.
Garba, FNIQS, MFR, who distinguished himself professionally as a Quantity Surveyor, became the first graduate of the discipline to establish a property cost-control function in Nigeria’s banking sector.
