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‘Hustling’ my way to success
When Ernestina Okwuchukwu’s husband died, she was left to raise her newborn son alone. Her determination to feed her family led her to start a business. Calling herself Madame Burgess, she became the top car tyre saleswoman in a busy Lagos market. Outlook’s Abdulmalik Fahd spoke to her outside her shop.
Picture: Ernestina Okwuchukwu aka Madame Burgess
Credit: 91Èȱ¬
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