CHILDHOOD AND EARLY DAYS
Growing up as a kid was not a rollercoaster for me but on the contrary I never lacked anything, many thanks to God and my family.
I was born an raised in an enclosed environment with strict monitoring due to my family's faith and believes.
My grand father was constantly opposed by my father due to some activities he involved in as a traditionalist, but by the grace of God he was later converted to Christianity.
ROYALTY
On the demise of the then king, my dad was fingered out to become his successor which he accepted and this apparently meant our lives were relegated to the ordinary village boys as we had no option but to live with him in his kingdom.
As a Christian my dad stopped any form of sacrifice and pouring of libation which was the norm back in the day and up til this moment as he reigns as king no such thing has been heard from the land.
THE NAME "PRINCE 7"
Due to the emergence of my dad as the new king and his outright none rejection of the newly bestowed position, we all had no choice but to accept our new found titles.
So as a small boy, the 7th son in the family I walked up to my dad and asked him if I and my siblings could be addressed as princes and he obliged.
On reaching school I was with a couple of friends and I told them to address me by my new title, surprisingly my friends began to ask me the size and worth of my kingdom and all sort of things making a mockery of my royalty and I was further nicknamed " PRINCE 7" which to them meant, I was the 7th prince of a local village and will become a village boy.
THE BREAKTHROUGH
As God would have it, life made me come across various persons whom I found favor in, I did any kind of jobs I could lay my hands on in Abuja and even in the university, I started a brand and I decided to name it "Prince 7", today by God's grace my father the local king is the Paramount ruler of Abi local government and Old Obubra which spans through over three local government areas in Cross River state and through God's divine blessings and favor I've travelled the globe with the brand name " PRINCE 7" also birthing lots of franchise.
MY BELIEVE
Picking up the tantrums thrown at you and making it finished goods that people benefit from and uplifting humanity is what gives me joy, right from my growing days up to the level I find myself at this moment, with sincere gratitude to God i make bold to say he has blessed me and I have never gone back on keeping to my own part of the bargain with giving back to the society through several youth development programs and activities been organized by myself for youths, women and those who really need help.
Understanding the story of Salvation is the best thing to happen to any man as this was a major contributory factor to my growth.
This story was exclusively shared by Prince Godswill Edward "Prince 7" to voiceofyala.com.ng.
Prince 7 is the son of the Paramount ruler of Abi kingdom and Old Obubra and he just recently resigned his appointment with the Cross River state Government to run for the House of representatives seat in the National Assembly to represent the Abi/Yakurr federal constituency under the PDP.
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