Ukpo-born billionaire Arthur Eze this afternoon donated 500 million in cash to the IBB presidential library. He was not the only one. Dangote dropped 8 billion for the construction of the library, which is 2 billion every year for the next 4 years and an extra 2 billion if the library extends to the next year after the expiration of the 4 years. BUA Cement founder, Samad, dropped 5 billion. Nigeria’s richest woman, Alakija, dropped her own donation, which was not mentioned. It was a gathering of the super-rich Nigerians, and they gathered to honour Nigeria’s former president, IBB. Babaginda is no longer in power and has no favour to dispense to these successful men and women, but these wealthy businessmen and women were all made by him, so they came to say thank you, just like the lepers healed in the Bible by Jesus Christ. In a glowing tribute, Arthur Eze revealed how Babangida made him what he is today. Without you, I could have been a dead man." He met IBB in 1979, and his life changed after that encounter. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said the same thing. He was a small trader when Babangida became president in 1985. IBB’s influence and help helped him to scale to the Aliko Dangote that we know today. As I was watching this moving tribute by Nigeria’s finest businessmen and women, I was reminded why it is important to empower and build people. We all need help, one way or the other, and when you empower one Arthur Eze, it creates a ripple effect. Families are taken out of poverty. Jobs are created, and more people in need are genuinely helped. No man is an island; we all need help one way or the other. Pentecostals of this world call people like IBB destiny helpers, and it is befitting. For the Arthur Eze of this world, it was IBB that gave them a shoulder to stand on to see far, a ladder to go far in life. To every enterprising young person out there who genuinely works hard, myself included. May our own destiny helper locate us soon.