THRIVE AGRIC’S INVESTMENT SAGA OF 2020 (PART 6).
In my first article and the subsequent ones that followed, I tagged Thrive Agric and her principal officers (Uka Eje and Ayodeji Arikawe) as frauds in how they handled the fallout from the default on the various farm investments made by their investors in 2020.
This article is part of a series.
For Part 1, read it here.
For Part 2, read it here.
For Part 3, read it here.
For Part 4, read it here.
For Part 5, read it here.
Those articles covered the farm updates that were but weren’t, their assurances about insurance of funds and even the discrepancies in their pandemic stories.
I also wrote that I would give an update if I received all my money back. So, this is me updating that Thrive Agric paid the last of my money today, officially severing the tie that has bound us together over this saga.
I wrote this article the same day I wrote the first article back in September 2020 (with a few tweaks and editing today) because I knew that everything eventually comes to an end irrespective of the outcome. In this case, the end came after 6 articles, thousands of tweets and 219 days of time.
I will like to state that I am grateful to every single person who made this journey bearable, offering up camaraderie and perseverance in a struggle for what was rightfully ours. Thank you for sticking it out till the end.
I still have people who tell me that this is, at best, a pyrrhic victory considering the time value of money and the other opportunities lost due to the long delay. While I acknowledge that, I will like to state that for me, this wasn’t really about the money alone but about holding Thrive Agric accountable.
Values like integrity, honesty and transparency are meant to be practiced and upheld whether as individuals or as companies. They shouldn’t be seen as words printed on mission statements or emblazoned on a plaque in an office space.
It is noteworthy that Thrive Agric chose to do the honorable thing in the end despite the myriad mistakes and missteps along the way (I’m still side-eyeing that ‘24 months’ clause).
I have gone back to update the prior articles in this series, pointing out how the story ends including a change in title.
So, this is me signing out and wishing everyone all the best in their investments and their various endeavors. I hope we don’t get to meet again unless under better circumstances.
This article is part of a series.
For Part 1, read it here.
For Part 2, read it here.
For Part 3, read it here.
For Part 4, read it here.
For Part 5, read it here.
