The recent ranking of the richest men in Nigeria reportedly credited to Forbes has stirred a varied assortment of comments not just for the controversial listing of some of greatest debtors in the country but for revealing some golden fishes that have hid in the background for some time.

But for what it was worth, that list was  a bad photocopy of the original: it was original to a blog called Strategic Business Team.

Anyways, Forbes Africa has cleared the air on the purported list saying “The information that was published in a recent article that made reference to a list of the wealthiest Nigerian businessmen was not created nor produced by Forbes Africa or its parent company, Forbes”

“Forbes Africa, its parent company in the United States, its affiliates and subsidiaries including staff, hereby unequivocally disassociates itself from the article, the content, thereof and any information that is related to it” it said.

But at the risk of maligning the list, Aliko Dangote was justifiably ranked as the richest African in the world just as “Forbes “ was spot on with Mike Adenuga who has hands in every profitable pie.

There are a few others where “Forbes “got it right after looking at the shares they held in quoted companies;  the size; and market share of their companies;  the number of companies they own; and its assumed value; the market value of their company’s brand; and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.

But one name that stood out in the Forbes list is Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh generally known as Leo-Stan, a man who nearly lost his head selling international commodities.

Leo-Stan, a first rate economist, risk manager and digital entrepreneur has built an enviable business empire with his bare hands and special God’s favour.

Nigeria CommunicationsWeek assumes that “Forbes did not contemptibly rank its list in the order it appeared because Leo-Stan and his companies are arguably the only ones in the country not trading with banks’ or other peoples’ money.

He is a solid digital entrepreneur and an Icon of Hope, who has given Nigeria IT identity in the international community.

Leo-Stan is a motivational leader whose vision to “Computerize Nigeria” has reshaped the history of information Technology in the Nigeria in particular and the Third World in general.

He pioneered Desktop Publishing and Computer Graphics in Nigeria, with his first company, Task Systems Ltd in 1989.

Through Task Systems Ltd, he succeeded in computerizing 95% of the Print Media, Advertising Agencies and Publishing Houses in Nigeria! This was just the first step in a journey that would revolutionize the Nigerian Media and Multi – Media sector.

Following his success with his first company, he pioneered the distribution of ICT products in West Africa with Technology Distributions Ltd.

This company is now the No.1 ICT distribution company in Sub Saharan Africa. Under his leadership, Technology Distributions Ltd. has become one of the most recognized and decorated distribution companies in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.

For years, TD has consistently won awards for outstanding performance in areas such as market penetration, revenue generation and preferred partner status.