By Ademuyiwa Balikis
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has revealed how his daughter, Temi Otedola, inspired him to purchase not one but two luxury houses in Dubai in preparation for her wedding to music star Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi.
Speaking at the wedding ceremony, Otedola narrated how the decision began during a family trip two and a half years ago. He explained that his daughter, Temi, had invited him to Dubai on December , where he reconnected with a property agent who had been showing him houses for more than 15 years without success.
“There is this guy that has been showing me properties in Dubai for the last fifteen years but I never bought. I must have looked at at least seventy properties, I never bought any. So, we saw this beautiful house where we had the engagement and Temi said to me, ‘Papa, you know I can have my engagement ceremony in this house, why don’t you buy it?’” Otedola said.
The businessman admitted he initially hesitated about making such a huge purchase but later had a change of heart. “I got home and thought about it. Something struck me, ‘Come on, Femi, money you don’t spend is not yours. Life is for the living.’ So I called the agent and said, ‘Okay, I’ll buy the house.’”
He went on to disclose that about eight months ago, another property became available on the same street. Though he already had a house, the daughter encouraged him to check it out. “Temi came to visit me again. I said, ‘Temi, there’s one house, let’s go look at it.’ And she said, ‘Papa, this house will be nice for our after-party.’ I told her, ‘You’re very unserious.’ But to make her happy, I bought it. So we had the after-party there,” he added.
Otedola concluded his remarks with warm wishes to the couple, noting that the purchases were made out of love for his daughter and to create memories that would last a lifetime.
