“I work. I have a salary that I earn. I have investors. People believe in my music. They put money behind it,” he said.
The declaration comes as Okoya navigates a dual life — one foot planted in corporate Nigeria at the helm of one of the country’s most recognisable industrial brands, and the other planted firmly in the music world. He credits the balance largely to the values instilled by his father, who famously built the Eleganza empire from nothing.
“My dad wasn’t born rich. He tries to instil those values in his kids. He wants his kids to also be able to work and build a fortune rather than just spend and destroy,” Raheem said.