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Lagos stands still for Erelu Ojuolape Ojora at 80

By Funsho Akinwale
03 March 2018   |   3:00 am
Last Saturday, February 24, the Lagos social establishment literarily stood still for Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, wife of boardroom guru and corporate titan, Otunba Adekunle Ojora. The formidable couple played host to a galaxy of personalities who gathered to felicitate with the family, as Erelu turned 80. And trust Otunba; he pulled out all the stops to…

Wife of the Senate President, Toyin Saraki is the daughter of Erelu Ojuolape Ojora. She was on ground as well,to celebrate her mum.

Last Saturday, February 24, the Lagos social establishment literarily stood still for Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, wife of boardroom guru and corporate titan, Otunba Adekunle Ojora.

The formidable couple played host to a galaxy of personalities who gathered to felicitate with the family, as Erelu turned 80. And trust Otunba; he pulled out all the stops to celebrate his graceful wife in style.

Ojuolape, from the prominent Akinfe family in Ondo town, Ondo State, is one society woman that seems to get better with age. Like the fabled phoenix, she appears more regal and charming just when you think you have seen the best of her.

Her husband, a former journalist, served as an assistant editor at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, had a stint at the Nigeria Broadcasting Service (NBS) before serving as Public Relations Manager of United African Company of Nigeria (UAC) Limited.

He became chairman of multinational oil company, AGIP Nigeria Limited, in 1971 and has investments and sits on the boards of many companies, spanning oil and gas, food, insurance, office equipment, pharmaceutical, real estate, ICT and financial sectors in Nigeria and abroad.

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