Port Harcourt Mega Big Babe, Bene Benibo is a beautiful and very humble serial Entrepreneur. In 2013, she was featured in City People’s Magazine publication as PH Big Babe making things happen in Rivers State. Bene was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Nigerian parents. She is a graduate of two degrees from the University of Port Harcourt. She is the CEO of Bee’s Constructions, she is a specialist in Fireworks and you get to see her only at A-list events of prominent personalities in the Society. She also owns Ella Roberts Nigeria Limited, and an NGO called Act Against Violence in Nigeria. She worked with Gaddi Bureau De Change as a Youth Corper. As an accountant, she worked with All States Trust Bank before stepping aside to do her own business; construction and interior design. City People’s PH Business Development Manager, BUNMI DUROJAIYE interviewed her on how she is this humble in spite of her connections. If you live in Port Harcourt, you must know Bene and she knows you too particularly her age bracket because of her supportive, humble, and friendly lifestyle. This hardworking mother of one has done so well for herself.
Tell us a bit about yourself?
I had my primary education at Sea Shells Nursery School and Port Harcourt primary school and my secondary education at the Harbour Road Girls. I am a graduate with two degrees from the University of Port Harcourt; my first degree in Philosophy and a second degree in Sociology. worked with Awacon Nigeria Ltd, Net Express, and then moved to All States Trust Bank and l left after some time to start my own business. I started with Bee’s Constructions, where we build, renovate and do interior decoration and known for our Fireworks. I added Ella Roberts Nig. Ltd to it and l run an NGO, Acts Against Violence In Nigeria.
Why do celebrities want you to display your Fireworks at their events?
It has been God’s doing and one turn to get better when you do a particular thing for so long. You learn more about it and be a lot more creative and they know their safety is paramount to us and l can say l am a Fireworks Specialist by God’s grace.
Can you mention some of your clientele?
Hmmmm. Okay but just a few done recently like the birthday of Rear Admiral FBI Porbeni (Rtd), the coronation of HRH. Chief Barr. David Serena-Dokubo Spiff. Ada the IX. Paramount Ruler of Spiff Town (Ada-Ama)Tuwon Brass in Bayelsa State, the Burial of Late Nnamdi Wokekoro, former late Major of Port Harcourt, the coronation of Igbikingeri Ngowari Cornelius Herbert, Agbaniye-Jike XVII of Bille Kingdom, and many others.
Tell us about your NGO, Acts Against Violence In Nigeria..
I have a passion for humanity and love everyone to be at peace, so l started an NGO (Act Against Violence in Nigeria Initiative). This NGO is aimed at combating all forms of violence alongside assisting victims of violence in Nigeria. More so nothing on earth can be acquired through violence. Violence should be discouraged by all possible means. We should all give peace a chance to allow us to live in harmony and to enable develop our environment and not destroy it. I believe that “LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING”.