On Saturday, the 4th of January 2020, Italian based Entrepreneur, Matchmaker and Philanthropist; Francis Van-Lare made a Facebook post with the following words:

"Will you accept my proposal?

If you are married for less than 10 years and you need some spice in your life and willing to spend a week with me in Venice Italy this summer and we go on a gondola ride together , breakfast for you in bed every morning , spa and massage , Italian fine wine, dancing , shopping etc . When you get back, you will be given $2,000 to give to your loving husband to thank him. Please post your best photo here and tell me why you should be chosen for this trip. Entry closes January 11, 2020 at 5pm GMT

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This post saw so many married women signifying interest in the offer and of course with the consent of their husbands.

The post went on to garner over 5 thousand comments as at the time of writing this report. It was in fact the most trending Naija Facebook post for the year 2020. The post elicited reactions from the general populace, most of which weren't exactly gratifying. While we understand the now trending post has the tendency to be misconstrued at face value, we can't but help set the records straight.

Firstly, the post sought out to give monetary reward for the husband of the lucky woman (a whopping $2000= 723002.706 NGN) and a trip to Venice with additional incentives like Italian fine wine, massage and spa services to mention others, the post never sought to clarify what exactly he intends to do with the date. This is where the lacuna comes in, which gives credit to insinuations and interpretation of the supposed date. It is understandable people may be tempted to draw a conclusion on the intention of Mr. Francis

Secondly, the post never at any time sought to infer and opine that he wanted sexual gratification from the to-be-chosen woman, despite the temptation to think otherwise at first glance.

Thirdly, with the lacuna in mind, his intention can be interpreted in many ways. But looking at Mr Francis Van-Lare’s antecedents as a philanthropist, we can hence draw a case scenario of what he might actually plan but chose to keep it to his chest (to add spice to the proposal). Talking of his antecedents, he has been known to have helped the poor and needy in the past, offering scholarship and grants to those in need. He has helped numerous small and large business owners with incentives and most times, financial support. He has paid house-rents for many who couldn't afford to, paid school fees to under-privileged students to mention a few. He is presently building a hospital in Onitsha to help alleviate the health needs of the constituents around the area.

The fact that can be hence established here is that he is a core philanthropist and a giver. But there is another side to it, he in most cases with wits and turns adds spice to his rants and postulations and this isn’t any different.

The most important and glaring proof to this is he telling the married women to seek consent from their husbands with a promise to giving out a whopping $2000 to the ‘lucky’ man.

This is enough to clarify his intentions but we understand that at face value, his post may show a nefarious intent. But Mr Francis has a joker up his sleeve.

Now the icing on the cake, he is set to make a major announcement on the offer which will put to rest the various misconceptions that arose from the post.

The offer ends January 11, watch out for the anticipated announcement by then.

Peradventure you are interested in the offer or you have someone interested in the ongoing contest, click on https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10163398500560144&id=645765143 to access the Facebook proposal.


Read more on; https://ranthq.org/blog/2020/01/07/married-women-date-in-venice-the-hues-and-cries-and-the-true-story/

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