Osborn Nweze Umahi, son of Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, is gradually stamping his feet of authority in Nigeria’s hospitality industry. The young lad who has his hands in several pies has expanded his self-named hotel chain, Osborn La Palm Royal Resort, to serve the people of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
For the amenities it parades, Osborn considers the six-floor 300-bedroom edifice a five-star paradise, comparable to The Lagos Marriott Hotel or any hotel of its kind in West Africa.
Young, vivacious and innovative, Osborn, who is a nephew to billionaire businessman, Arthur Eze, dreams of becoming a leader in the tourism and hospitality industry in Africa in the not-too-distant future. He might be the son of a politician, but he has clearly proven that he can hold his own with how well he has transformed the family business set up in 1998 from a mere motel to one with edifices in three other major cities in Nigeria. And what is more, he is already forging his own path.
A graduate of Engineering from Surrey University, he also holds an Msc from the University of Aberdeen, Osborn runs Forte GCC Innovative Solutions, an engineering and real estate consultancy business that offers a wide range of entertainment and IT solutions.
He is also the managing director of Brass Oil, as well as The Osborn Foundation through which he shows off his philanthropic side. The foundation is dedicated to shelter, education, empower through poverty alleviation programmes and infrastructural development for all Nigerians as evident in the helping hand he has extended to pupils as close as in his home state to as far as Kano State.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
