"Billionaire in the Village but Managing in Lagos": Man Flaunts Lovely Mansion with Gold Furniture in Video
- A young man has taken to social media to showcase his family's mansion situated in his hometown
- The man who claimed to be managing in Lagos state where he resides, showed netizens that his family is not doing badly in the village
- Social media users passed comments on the lovely mansion which had gold furniture in the living room
A video showing a Nigerian family's mansion which was built in the village, has elicited mixed reactions on the net.
A member of the family, a young man, shared the video on TikTok with the caption, "billionaire in the village but managing in Lagos."
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Showing off the property in the video, the man started from the building's entrance and gave a quick view of the spacious and tiled compound.
The Lagos resident then recorded himself as he took a tour of some parts of the mansion.
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Netizens marvelled at the type of gold furniture and fittings in the majestic house. The young man also flaunted exotic wines at a section of the mansion.
The showcase of his family's house has gone viral on TikTok, garnering over 100k views as of the time of making this report.
Igbos are classy
On why Igbos have a preference for using gold designs for interior design, Ejiofor Chibueze Charles (Arc), the CEO of Modern Alternative Design Architects (MAD) told Legit.ng that Igbos are classy people. He said:
"Generally, we love feeling classy and if am permitted to say like to show off or we can say loves standing out doing unique things.
"Gold from time immemorial has been seen to be one of the most attractive, expensive, and noticeable symbols of wealth.
"Either using gold itself or gold-coloured ornaments and features shows how rich and classy want things to be.
"So the majority of Igbo rich or wealthy men love to show their class and wealth by using gold or gold paints in their interior works. It tends to show how rich and classy they are.
"Gold also gives value to a space. Gold brings shine and ambiance to a space."
Watch the video below:
Social media reactions
precious said:
"I'm actually speechless. .... but I love you."
LoneWolf said:
"Make una dey try invest for una side, places like Owerri, Abakaliki .. Lagos too choke abeg..."
Brownskinkiki said:
"Seriously why are they always building mighty mansions in the village where no one goes only during festivities like why."
Der Kaiser said:
"Lessons from Biafran- Nigeria civil war. Ego rute ụlọ, ozuo ọha. No matter how rich you are if you don't have mansion in village OYO!!!"
Valentina Nappi said:
"Nah this house dem dey use act Palace for nollywood films."
Tamara joy said:
"The gold furniture is enough to tell me you Igbo."
Nelson charity John said:
"Gold furniture has a chokehold on igbo people."
Man who left the village with nothing builds fine house
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man who left the village with nothing had built a fine house years later.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, September 30, 2021, the blogger shared how he left his village in Mbano, Imo state for life in the city of Owerri.
With nothing on him when he embarked on the journey in 2007, IfeanyiCy said he found shelter in an abandoned building thanks to a friend.
The biochemistry graduate from Abia State University shared with Legit.ng how he lost his leg and had been pronounced dead before je*rking back to life.
Source: Legit.ng
