2020-04-01 Forbes Africa

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HEBIGGER

therisk,the

maximumthe

return.

That’sthemantraofNana

KwameBediako,a realestate

mogulwhohashadstintsin

theUnitedKingdom(UK)and

Ghanaoverthepastdecade,

andwhohasalwaysbelievedin

huntingforopportunityinthe

midstofa crisis.

Take,forinstancehis

decisiontodropoutofthe

UniversityofWestminsterin

theUKaftersixmonths,only

tomakea millionpoundsby

theageof21.Bediako,who

turnedanentrepreneurbyage

eight,whenhestartedhisown

poultrybusinesstosupporthis

cash-strappedsinglemother,

continuestostayundeterredin

thefaceofchallenges.

MeetingBediakois like

havinganencounterwitha

youngpresidentialaspirant.

Heis fearless,ambitiousand

revolutionaryinhisforesight

ofbuildinganAfricatheworld

hasneverseenbefore.

Andthenthereis hisbelief

ina higherpower.Bediako

attributeshisluckystreak

inbusinesstoaninnervoice

whichhesayshassteeredhim

intherightdirectioneversince

hewasa child.Hiscompany

WondaWorldEstatesis on

a missiontonotonlychange

theskylineofAccrabutalsoto

showthediasporacommunity

thattheytoocanreturn

homeandaddvaluetothe

developmentofAfrica.

Thatmissionhasbirthed

a realestateportfoliothat

boastsover 560 homesin

Ghanaandoneofthemost

ambitiousprojectsintheWest

Africanregion,PetroniaCity,

an industrial park, which will

Self-madeGhanaianentrepreneurNanaKwameBediakobought

hisfirstcarbyage 16 andmadea millionpoundsintheUnited

Kingdombeforeheturned21.Thefearless,unabashedlyambitious

property tycoon is now on a mission to transform Accra’s skyline.

NERVES OF STEEL

BY PEACE HYDE