As the President Slok group of companies, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu is not like
the chef who has a good business head, but with focus only in the kitchen.
He goes beyond to attract business ideas and motivation. He is an achiever
without egocentric background. The company’s partnership with Toro-Atlantic
for new venture is one of the many partnerships that Kalu has negotiated
for the lifting up of the business environment in Nigeria and for provision
of employment for the unemployed crowd.
As Slok is a no-less company with branches in virtually all the countries
of the world, so also is Toro-Atlantic Global Limited. The later was
reportedly operates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with extraordinary and
plentiful manufacturing facilities in Africa, as well as in China. One
thing that stands Kalu out in the business environment is that selfishness
is not associated with him. If he has had such mentality and behaviour, he
would not have been travelling to all the parts of the world, instituting
companies in those areas to help humanity here and there.
Another aspect of Kalu in the business world is that he is not associated
with little mind and does not belittle ambitions. He unveils novel ideas
with the mindset that when one door closes, another opens. He is not
weighed down with any doors that closed, because he knows how to open new
doors. He has changed his mind and his life and, has changed for the
better.
The perceived secret of his business escalation is the matrix of getting
started. He knows that he is on the right track and has refused to be
lazing in it to avoid others overrunning him. He knows how to get along
with people. And this could be the main reason everybody and company wants
to partner with him in the business sphere.
The partnership with Toro-Atlantic Global Limited caused a ceremony in
Dubai that attracted the eyes of the crème de la crème in business the world over,
during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between Slok and
the Toro-Atlantic Global Limited. Especially now that Nigeria is still
finding her way to develop in the area of ICT, Kalu initiated Toro-Atlantic
Global Limited to be manufacturing ICT High-tech and Home Appliances in
Nigeria, with such high delivery the company renders in places like Dubai,
United Arab Emirates, in parts of Africa as well as in China.
In May 2013, Kalu partnered his company with the Prime Group of India at
the residence of the Founder/Chairman of Prime Group, Padmashree Surinder
Mehta. Kalu said that he does these partnerships because, such is the key
to business growth and skyrocketing.
Kalu has worked very hard and seriously in making sure that Slok Group,
which started as a sole business venture, escalated to the multinational
and continental firm it has become today. So-they-say, Slok has wide gusto
in shipping, banking and insurance, publishing, real estate, agriculture,
oil and gas, logistics amongst others.
His efforts have shown and brought the wise saying to public glare: Nothing
in the world can take the place of persistence. Although, he might have
succeeded out of the absolute favour of providence, because there are a lot
of people who have talents more than he has gotten, who are still
unsuccessful. Some of them are within his age bracket; some are younger,
while others are older. Not even schooling can make one as successful as
Kalu has become.
Kalu is always making use of the adage which says that no man is an island.
He also exemplified his business acumen in June, 2009. With the caption
“Slok partners Diamond bank on vessel acquisition” the investment
strengthened indigenous participation in the Cabotage operations dominated
then by foreigners. Nigerians are today very excited about the potentials
that Kalu have.
Kalu, as a business mogul, has not only shared his riches with people who
are related and not related to him, but have also revealed many to their
own riches. He is one man who has faith in people even when many have
betrayed him. Perhaps, he learns wisdom from the betrayals of some persons
he trusted. He, however, chooses his actions carefully in any given set of
circumstances.
A lot of people applaud Kalu for his business initiatives that have elated
many people in the country and across the world. Many Nigerians have to
also support him in his direction and pace, to enable the country and the
world achieve meaningfully in life, not only directed in the course we
choose for ourselves, but for posterity.
Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has developed his own destiny, growing with it into
maturity and wisdom. Let’s learn that although we cannot choose his
destiny, but we can support him to deliver creditably. We have to support
him consciously and copiously, for the reshaping of our country and our
wellbeing, because he is one man who triggers a lot of emotions in our
hearts and compels us to aspire for more open doors and business
successfulness.
