The Unlikely Oil Merchant provides rare insights into the grass to grace story of Aare Bashir Fakorede, a man who moved beyond the unlikeliest birth circumstances. Growing up on the streets of Obalende, raised single-handedly by a mother who struggled to make ends meet, he is one of the leading names in oil merchandise in Nigeria. In this book, he tells the story of the transformation of that small Obalende boy through sheer grit, hard work and by God's grace.