From the Mike Adenuga Towers on Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island to Bella’s Place on Ligali Ayorinde, down to Sisi Paris on Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, the town is agog with the tale of Dr Mike Agbolade Adenuga hitting the milestone age of 70 in exactly seven days from today.
The milestone age is being discussed in hush tones by some and audibly by others in different quarters from Cobblestone real estate firm to Conoil, Julius Berger, Sterling Bank, and Globacom’s offices across the length and breadth of Nigeria.
In the same vein, from Oko Awo Street on Victoria Island to Banana Island in Ikoyi and Eko Atlantic, the most discussed gist amongst the wealthy class, the nouveau-riche, and the fake it till you make it, is the 70th birthday of an accomplished business magnate, who has earned several monikers for several reasons including The Bull for his zodiac sign, the spirit of Africa for his uncommon benevolence that comes unexpectedly and the Guru for his uncanny abilities to always dare where others dread.
Not left out of the frenzy is Adenuga’s former ombudsman, Olabode Opeseitan, who celebrated the age milestone with an interesting article as well as Mayor Akinpelu, a media executive and one of the several benefactors of Adenuga’s largesse.
Already, the 70th birthday of the sixth richest African billionaire, who is also Nigeria’s third richest billionaire, has become a subject of discourse in and outside the African continent. From Paris, France, where he holds the national honour of Commander of the Legion of Honour to Ghana, where he holds the honour of the Companion of the Star of Ghana, down to Nigeria, where he was conveyed with the highest national honour, Grand Commander of the Order of Niger, the gist is what would the 70th birthday celebration look like as Adenuga strolls into the league of septuagenarian billionaires.
For a man, who is legendary for being party shy and remains elusive, despite making giant strides in the world, his family, close-circuit of associates, staff and dignitaries across the world are eagerly waiting to see what Saturday, April 29 holds for Dr. Mike Adenuga as he officially turns 70.