Meet the former Nigerian refugee who became Floyd Mayweather's favorite ... - Business Insider
Obi Okeke first came to the United States as a 5-year-old refugee during the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. His mother, from Ohio, was able to leave the country with him, but his father, who was born in Nigeria, stayed to fight. Over four decades later, Okeke, now 53, is a fixture in the luxury automobile industry, dealing in cars that cost millions and selling to clients like Floyd Mayweather. After that first move to the US, Okeke returned with his family to Nigeria, where he stayed until attending a private high school in Switzerland. Following high school, Okeke came back to the US and started college at Northeastern University in Boston, although he did not graduate from the school. When he was 21 years old, Okeke conducted the first of many car deals he'd close in his career. And he bounced around a lot: from Chevy to Dodge to Volkswagen to Lexus to BMW to Mercedes — and his last stop before opening his own place, to Ferrari-Maserati. Following six years as the general manager of Ferrari-Maserati in Calabasas, California, Okeke in 2012 cofounded Fusion Luxury Motors in North Los Angeles with a man named Yoel Wazana. Why Fusion is different Fusion Luxury Motors is a specialty dealership that sells cars that are geared for collectors, Okeke said. Source: www.businessinsider.com
