How my dad turned a bus conductor, mum cleaner to raise us – Chess master, Tunde Onakoya
The chess master Tunde Onakoya has revealed on social media that his parents received a house gift from someone.
The house gift for his parents is the “single greatest thing” anyone would ever do for him, according to a post made by Onakoya on X on Friday.
The chess master did not give names, but he expressed gratitude to the individual who gave his parents the house.
Onakoya also remembered his modest beginnings, breaking the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon lately.
The ‘Chess In Slums Africa’ founder narrated how his mother worked as a cleaner so he could get an education. He added that his father worked as a danfo driver so they could feed and survive.
“Someone gifted my parents a new house today. It’s the single greatest thing anyone will ever do for me in this lifetime. Thank you My mother worked as a cleaner in the same school I attended so I could get an education while my dad worked as a Danfo driver/bus conductor so we could feed and survive,” he wrote.
“My greatest joy in life is to be able to give them both the life they truly deserve.”
Someone gifted my parents a new house today. It’s the single greatest thing anyone will ever do for me in this lifetime. Thank you
My mother worked as a cleaner in the same school I attended so I could get an education while my dad worked as a Danfo driver/bus conductor so we…— Tunde Onakoya (@Tunde_OD) April 26, 2024
Onakoya started his quest to shatter the record for the longest chess marathon on April 17.
He played for more than 58 hours, winning every match, before accomplishing the accomplishment on April 20 in Times Square in New York City.
He had previously revealed that he was raised in a shantytown and that learning to play chess helped him realise his potential.
The father of the chess master, Onakoya Olugbenga, reportedly stated that he had intended for his son to become a doctor.
