I Created Narayan Supermarket To Create Employment Opportunities In Mupin Town - Indian Businessman

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos

Mupin Town in Ota, Ogun State was agog with excitement on Wednesday when Narayan Supermarket was launched to boost employment opportunities and while providing access to affordable and high quality food and medical items to the residents.

Speaking to Journalists at the launching ceremony, Chief Sanjay Kumar who holds the title of Amuludun of Mupin, Ota, said he chose to establish the modern shopping Mall in the community to demonstrate his passion to the growth of the Town, having enjoyed the goodwill of the people since 2019 when he came to start business, moreso he is a titled Chief, coronated as the 'Chief Amuludun' of Mupin Town. 

He said, "My vision is to open this supermarket to provide the locals with affordable price rates for medicaments and food items, with a plan to start from Mupin Town, then in Agbara Town, both in Ogun State, before moving to Victoria Island and other parts of the country. Our main mission is to provide goods to Nigerians at affordable prices.

“I have been doing business here in Mupin, Sango Ota area of Ogun State here in the last five years and I can attest to the fact that Nigeria is a wonderful business destination.  My decision to open Narayan Supermarket is to reciprocate the kindness and the good neighborliness of the good people of this area by setting up a supermarket where they can do their shopping at affordable rates. The people of this community do not need to go far again because they can get their goods at cheaper rates.” He added.

Chief Sanjay described the Nigeria as one of the business destinations with huge prospects, the challenges confronting the country notwithstanding, urging the citizens to remain confident that the challenges would be over in no distant time, saying, “the challenges are not strange, because other countries across the world has its period of difficulty. It is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. I am from India, we also have our difficult times in India. So, Nigerians should not despair over these challenges."

Also speaking at the occasion, Mr. Pradeep Tiwari, Business Head, Karma Limited, owner of karma Supermarkets, expressed the confidence that the setting up of Narayan Supermarket in Ota area of Ogun would bring immense benefits to the residents of Ota, and enjoined residents of the community to take full advantage of the new supermarket.

The traditional ruler of Ajegunle-Ota, Oba Micheal Ashamu Idowu Lanisa commended the contributions of the Managing Director of Narayan Trading Company to the economic development of Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole, saying the new business venture will offer new job opportunities to the members of the community.