For a man who is wealthy and has so much influence, one would have expected a very luxurious and imposing look, but no, that wasn’t the case when Emmanuel Akayeti, founder of Akayet Group of companies Clad in a check long sleeved shirt over simple trousers walked into the studio looking so unsuspecting to take his turn on ‘Personality Profile’ on A1Radio’s DayBreak Upper East.
Like his name Akayeti, he is a man of few words and will rather influence the younger generation to be achievers rather on any day in order to change the world and turn the face of development in the Upper East Region.
Growing up in Bongo in the Upper East Region, Akayeti mentions that although he believed in education and the need for knowledge, he wasn’t that good when it came to academics and therefore had to search himself thoroughly in order to find himself and his capabilities.
Akayeti a member of Fountain Gate Church in Bolgatanga, Emmanuel Akayeti believes that the influence of God should never be overlooked because it is God who favours man and through his help, man survives the storm. He recalls that giving himself to God afforded him the opportunity to discover who he truly was and that has moved him to a higher height.
“I believed in education when I was growing up. I enrolled in school but when I got to Secondary school, I realised I am not fit for schooling. Whiles there, I discovered myself and realised that I am good at business so I ventured into business and it has brought me thus far. I used to go to Lome during vacation and sometimes when school was in session to work.”
There are several theories of starting businesses without capital and that is what Akayeti represents. To him, one does not need capital to start a business but honesty and self-confidence and that is the recipe for success.
“You don’t need money to start a business. All you need to do is to be confident and be honest as an individual. After Secondary school, I started buying gold without any money but my honesty and my self-confidence. It wasn’t easy but people trusted me and the trust they instilled in me also helped me to grow. I moved on from gold buying to accessories and later put up a mining company called Akayet Mining Services which is currently running.”
Another virtue relished by the soft-spoken Emmanuel Akayeti is his patience in approaching everything that he has done in life. He notes that a major key to failure is the lack of patience; something perculiar to the current generation.
“You see, the young people fail because they lack patience. God has a purpose for everybody. Some need to sow for others to reap but some people want to sow and also reap and that is a contributory factor in their to their failure. It takes time to be successful and rushing will make you fall easily.”
From a humble beginning, Emmanuel Akayeti employs over one hundred youthful individuals in the Upper East region in all his businesses and intends to do more to see the Upper East Region develop to a higher pedestel.
BY: Offei-Akoto Ayeh/A1RADIOONLINE.COM/GHANA
