{"id":328,"date":"2014-08-16T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T11:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=328"},"modified":"2014-08-16T11:06:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T11:06:42","slug":"if-you-are-called-10-minutes-to-your-wedding-to-sign-a-10m-n1-6bn-contract-what-would-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=328","title":{"rendered":"If you are called 10 minutes to your wedding to sign a $10m (N1.6bn) contract, what would you do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Our-readers1-360x326\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Money is a universal language, and different people do different things to obtain it. No matter who people are, no one has ever said they hate money. Some people even kill and destroy while others wait patiently till their \u2018God-approved\u2019 time to get it. It is against this backdrop that Saturday PUNCH <\/strong>randomly interviewed some people what they would do if they were called 10 minutes to their wedding to sign a contract worth $10m. Whether they would postpone the wedding or ignore the contract, these are their views<\/p>\n

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Even the heavens won\u2019t forgive me if I miss the contract<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oluwafemi Olaniyi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you talking about $10m? Jesus! I will not even think twice before I jump at the offer. I am even sure if my wife-to-be and my in-laws hear the news, they will be the ones to command me to go and sign the contract first. What are we talking about? That amount of money is too big to ignore. Even the heavens will not forgive me if I don\u2019t go for the contract. What is the essence of doing the wedding and going broke after? It could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let the money come first; the wedding can be arranged some other time.<\/p>\n

I will postpone the wedding till further notice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oigbokie Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will not hesitate to postpone the wedding until after I have signed the contract. It is as simple as ABC. I am sure the amount I will spend on my wedding will not even be up to one-tenth of the contract amount we are talking about. In fact, I may not even ask for permission from anyone before I go for the signing of the contract. When they see me later and I tell them the story, they will even be the ones to help me shout halleluyah. N1.6bn contract is not a small change in any part of the world.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t sacrifice my wedding for any amount<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shola Ojo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wedding is the most precious moment in my life that I have been waiting and planning for, and nothing in this world can change it. It is that moment when a union with the lover of my life will lead to a change in my destiny, help me to be able to procreate and bring forth another generation of great people in my life. I cannot sacrifice that kind of moment for any amount of money. My marriage is eternal while the money is ephemeral. The contract is a short-term event, material in nature, and will even pass away. Money is not the end to everything in life.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t ignore a N10m contract not to talk of $10m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bukade Adeoye<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be sincere, I will not even wait to be permitted by the officiating ministers at the wedding venue before I opt out to the venue of the contract signing. I have not become rich to the extent of ignoring a N10m contract not to talk of a $10m one. There are always some things to be done first in every life situation. In this one, the contract is more important than the wedding. Weddings can be rescheduled due to any circumstance whereas there are some life opportunities that don\u2019t come again. When such opportunities come, embrace them and don\u2019t let them go.<\/p>\n

Even scripture say money answers all things<\/strong><\/p>\n

Femi Olu<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will not hesitate to dash out of the church premises and take a relay to the place where I will sign the contract. This must be a contract I have been working towards and waiting for; hence, I will postpone the wedding. Remember that it is 10 minutes to the wedding, not that we are about to be joined. If we are in the wedding session already, that is a different scenario. What good husband can one become if there is no money, and does the scripture not say that money answers all things?<\/p>\n

I will let my husband-to-be tell me what to do<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chidinma Nwankwo<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I still have ten minutes before the programme begins, I will quickly go and sign the contract. But if I\u2019m in the church already and the programme is about to start, I will stay for my wedding because I see no reason why I should leave my husband-to-be at such a crucial hour because of money. He is okay and good enough for me. I will inform him to be able to make an informed decision. If he accepts, I will go for it, and if he does not, I will stay. Money is not everything, but if he has not arrived at the church and we have not started, I will go and collect it and show him the money later.<\/p>\n

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My husband-to-be will urge me to run to sign the contract<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorah Osas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course, I will leave without wasting time. I know my husband-to-be will be mad at me if he finds out that I didn\u2019t go for it or that I didn\u2019t leave on time. In fact, if I tell him, he will be the one to urge me to run there. Marriage is about two people, not the crowd you have invited to come, eat, and witness your matrimony. When they leave, they don\u2019t care about how the two of you will survive from that moment onward. If I rush for the $10m contract, my husband and I will live a better life and we can hold the wedding (party) another day.<\/p>\n

.They can hold praise and worship until I come back<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abiodun Oluwatoyin<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will postpone or stop the wedding and go for the contract. Whether I\u2019m still at home or on the way or even in the church, I will go because that is a lot of money which is even enough to establish us afterwards. Let the wedding wait and if it can\u2019t, we will do it later. If I\u2019m in the church when I receive the call, I will tell the pastor to wait or maybe delay it till I come back. They can even be doing praise and worship till I come back. I will look for a way and any means to go and conclude the contract. But if I must go for the money. I will tell my husband later and of course, the money will belong to the two of us eventually.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t leave my wedding for money<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannah Benedict<\/strong><\/p>\n

I won\u2019t leave the wedding or my husband because of a contract. I will rather lose the money and have my man intact. Money will go, but my man will be with me. Not even these days that it is not very easy to find a good husband. When I receive the call, I may tell him and I may not, but I won\u2019t leave or postpone the wedding for any such thing; but I will tell him later. I\u2019m sure that will reassure him of my love for him. My wedding and my husband are more important and precious to me. Marriage is forever, but money may go. Besides, I will make more money later.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t waste such an opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adeola Durojaye<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because the contract sum is much, I will rather go for it since it won\u2019t take so much time to conclude and come back. People go late to church on their wedding day, so why won\u2019t I go? Moreso, that I still have ten minutes before the wedding starts is a good opportunity. It does not matter whether I\u2019m in the church when my phone rings, I will look for a way out or even take excuse and go for it; then I can marry when I come back. The money is enough to solve many things after the wedding and even set up a business; so why should I jeopardise it for something that can wait? I will take the contract first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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