Last weekend, precisely on Sunday, May 29, 2016, billionaire oil magnate and Super Big Boy, Prince Dapo Abiodun celebrated his 56th birthday at an impressive ceremony.
Abiodun, the Chairman of Hyden Oil, was a Senatorial candidate during the last general election. He is one of the most formidable businessmen in Nigeria. Abiodun is widely admired and regarded for his humane disposition and exploits in industry and philanthropy.
This duly earned him the national honour- Member of the Niger, MON by the Federal Government of Nigeria and interminable accolades from his peers and even his business rivals.
corporate, political and social circles in Nigeria.
The party was held at his Temple Road, Ikoyi, residence. Although it was planned to be a low-keyed celebration, things gathered pace and assumed greater dimension as the celebrant’s home began began to be filled with almost everyone who mattered in Nigeria’s high society. Friends and foes alike, (except of course, Senator Buruji Kashamu), stormed his new mansion that day and had undiluted fun.
The celebrant’s parents were also in attendance at the birthday party.
Notable among those who graced the party were, Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Lanre Tejuosho, Senator Gbolahan Dada, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Aliko Dangote, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Dr. Wale Babalakin, Dr Jide Idris, Doyin Adelabu, Kashim Imam, Niyi Adebayo, Prince Bolu Akin-Olugbade, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, Willie and Nkiru Anumudu, Otunba Funsho, Lawal, Jide and Sola Coker, Timi Alaibe and Sola Adeeyo.
Some other notable guests at the party were; Lai Oriowo, Bayo Abdul, Capt. Francis Ogboro, Lanre Ogunlesi, Muyiwa Bakare, Sammie Omai, Tunde Ayeni, Eyimofe and Dorothy Atake, Biola Akinola, Anslem Tanbasi, Lape Adebayo, Yemi Benson, Titi Ogunbanjo, Abi Kuku, Akogun Lanre Alfred, Aare Kayode Alfred, Dayo Adeneye, Shina Peller and Sijibomi Ogundele (Sujimoto).
Other dignitaries at the event included prominent power-brokers, oil magnates, bank chiefs, and industry titans with stakes across the country’s business sectors.
There is no doubting the fact, that Dapo Abiodun’s celebrity-studded birthday party, was reminiscent of 40th birthday of Terry ‘Versace’ Waya, which took place in London in 2001.
Waya’s birthday drew a heavy presence of some part-loving governors, who subsequently earned the infamous sobriquet, The Owambe Governors.