Monrovia — The Monrovia Metropolis Company has introduced its prestigious Key to the Metropolis Award to businessman Wilson T. Nyanneh, Chief Government Officer of Nyanneh Firm and Ocean Drive Seaside Resort, in recognition of his excellent contributions to the expansion and improvement of the capital.
Held on Sunday, February 15, within the ballroom on the Monrovia Metropolis Corridor, the occasion attracted a slew of dignitaries that included officers of presidency, members of the diplomatic corps, and enterprise leaders.
The Mayor of Monrovia, John Charufk Siaffa, stated the honorees had been awarded for his or her immense contribution to the expansion of the town.
Receiving his award, Wilson, who can also be the core distributor of Tsingtao Beer in West Africa, stated he sees it as an enormous achievement and plans to do extra for the town. “There’s a lot to be performed within the metropolis.
He stated he’ll use proceeds from his revenue to proceed to assist to make the town inexperienced. Narrating, he stated, the Ocean Drive Resort was meant to beautify the town and additional save the land from sea erosion.
He thanked the present authorities for sustaining the peace whereas additionally thanking earlier governments for doing likewise. “With out peace, enterprise received’t function and thrive.With this key to the town, let’s deal with growing our nation and overlook about nepotism, tribalism and so forth. We’ve to work to construct Liberia and
Born in Yekepa, Wilson T. Nyanneh was raised in Monrovia, the place he developed an entrepreneurial spirit from a younger age as a petit dealer. The ninth of 11 siblings, Nyanneh later pursued a promising soccer profession that took him throughout a number of international locations, together with Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and the US.
His soccer ambitions, nevertheless, had been lower brief by damage — a turning level that redirected him again to entrepreneurship. Along with siblings and associates, he launched a mini fuel station enterprise below the title “Tremendous Gents,” laying the inspiration for future ventures.
Nyanneh’s first main funding in Liberia got here in 2012 when he imported the primary cargo of merchandise from Tsingtao Brewery into Monrovia. Speedy gross sales progress led to his choice as Core Distributor for West Africa on the Tsingtao World Convention in 2014 in China, making him the corporate’s sole distributor within the subregion. Underneath his management, Tsingtao operations expanded to 4 West African international locations, using greater than 355 individuals, with Liberia accounting for roughly half of the workforce.
His success earned him recognition from Tsingtao Brewery for excellent gross sales efficiency and solidified his repute as one in every of Monrovia’s rising enterprise leaders.
Past the beverage business, Nyanneh diversified into actual property, with investments in Dubai, the US, Ghana, and Liberia. He later expanded into hospitality with the institution of the Ocean Drive Seaside Resort, a significant leisure and lodging complicated located alongside the Atlantic shoreline on Tubman Boulevard, reverse Invincible Park. The resort has grow to be a notable vacation spot in Monrovia’s leisure and tourism panorama.
Metropolis officers praised Nyanneh not just for his entrepreneurial achievements but in addition for his social influence. As a part of his company social duty efforts, he serves as an envoy to the River of Grace – Like to Africa orphanage in Grand Bassa County, supporting greater than 100 youngsters, whereas additionally offering help to sports activities groups, communities, church buildings, and county sports activities initiatives throughout Liberia.
Described by many as a family-oriented chief and neighborhood supporter, Nyanneh at present oversees the strategic course and operations of his a number of companies, using a major variety of Liberians and contributing to native financial progress.
Presenting the award, metropolis officers stated the popularity displays his dedication to innovation, job creation, and social duty — qualities they stated proceed to carry satisfaction to the Metropolis of Monrovia.
The Key to the Metropolis Award is without doubt one of the highest honors bestowed by the Monrovia Metropolis Company, reserved for people whose achievements and repair positively influence the capital and its residents.
