13/06/2026
44 YEARS OF GRACE, 10 YEARS OF PURPOSE: A TESTIMONY OF LIFE, HOPE, AND IMPACT
Distinguished family members, friends, colleagues, partners, well-wishers, ladies and gentlemen,
Today, I stand before you overwhelmed by gratitude, humbled by grace, and amazed by the faithfulness of God.
Forty-four years ago, a child was born. Ten years ago, that same child almost died.
Yet today, by the mercy of God, I stand here not as a victim of tragedy, but as a living testimony that when God says "your time has not come," no accident, no circumstance, and no power on earth can overrule His verdict.
As I celebrate my 44th birthday and the 10th anniversary of surviving a ghastly motor accident, I am reminded that life is not measured merely by the number of years we have lived, but by the number of lives we have touched.
Ten years ago, I was driving home from work and this drunken driver hit me hard: it was head-on-collision.
I had plans, dreams, appointments, and deadlines. Like every Nigerian commuter, I simply wanted to get from Point A to Point B. Little did I know that destiny had inserted Point C into my journey—the Point called “Unseen twist”.
The accident was devastating.
The impact was violent.
The prognosis was uncertain.
The odds were unfriendly.
And if statistics had a vote, they would have voted against me.
In fact, looking back now, I sometimes joke that even some angels must have been surprised when I survived. They probably looked at my file and said, "This one came very close!"
But God looked at the situation and said, "No. Benjamin still has more work to do."
God looked at the accident and said, "No. His story is not ending here." He gave a clear instruction "Benjamin You must turn your pain to passion"
God looked at death and said, "Not today."
And because God spoke, I am alive.
If there is one lesson I learned from that experience, it is this: life is fragile, but God is faithful.
The accident opened my eyes to a painful reality that many Nigerians experience every day.
Beyond the twisted metal and broken bones was an even greater tragedy—the glaring gap in healthcare accessibility for ordinary citizens.
I saw firsthand how many people suffer not because