Funmi Bank-Anthony, a grand-daughter of the late philanthropist, Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony has revealed her agony and frustration with her late grandfather who willed his 48 houses in Lagos to the motherless, as she talked about taking up the philanthropic course.
It started with my grandfather, Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony. When he died, he wrote in his will that all his belongings be donated to the less privileged, even including the spoons.
He had about 48 houses in Lagos and he declared that all be given to the motherless (children) and that is so huge for me because I see it that he left us to suffer. If he had left the houses in Lagos for us, I would be a multi-billionaire today, even as a grandchild. He was one of the richest men in Nigeria and he didn’t leave anything for us. That was deep for me.
I see it that the things you boast of today can be taken away from you within the twinkling of an eye. It then dawned on me that I could lose the things I have. So, philanthropy came out of the fear of losing the things I have. So, I would rather give it out than lose them when I am gone, though some people take you for granted when they know you are excessively nice.
