Good People, what a promised payday! More than 75% of Tesla’s investors have approved Elon Musk’s record-setting $1 trillion pay package at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. The board had first unveiled the audacious compensation structure last September, and Musk, in his typical high-stakes style, hinted he might exit if the plan was rejected. The message was clear: approve the plan, or lose the man. The shareholders voted “YES,” and the billionaire sent out a note of gratitude: “I’d like to give a heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the shareholder votes…I super appreciate it.”
Now, let’s pause. Yes, that’s an extraordinary amount of money for one man, but do not focus on the amount; focus on what must happen for that number to materialize. That $1 trillion is not a gift, it is a performance-linked aspiration. If Musk executes, Tesla’s shareholders will see zeros multiply in their portfolios. The beauty of such a deal is that it aligns ambition with delivery: if he wins, everyone wins.
But beyond Wall Street, something deeper is at play. Musk understands an ancient Igbo truth: “uwa bu ahia” [the world is a marketplace]. Every innovation he builds, from Tesla to SpaceX to Neuralink, is simply an expansion of his market stall in that global bazaar. And to unlock this trillion-dollar cheque, he will deploy every entrepreneurial weapon in his arsenal to capture our collective attention, money, and imagination. Because when the world is a market, every human becomes a potential customer. Build for them, and prosperity will come through enterprise. QED.
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Musk, we need you in Abia State Nigeria to teach us something. In the Igbo Nation, traders say, “welcome to my market,” affirming that their world is their marketplace, literally. Tesla is your market, and Tesla is your world. And with $1 trillion on the line, you must now trade with all of humanity. The world is indeed your market, Elon, and in the “uwa bu ahia” philosophy, you must TRADE in Abia State. What do you need from us? You are the best TRADER of the 21st century and you must have your “market” in Abia.
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