A Peep into Otedola’s Daughters’ world
All over the world, stories abound of successful businessmen who wish their children to follow in their footsteps for many reasons. However, businessman and oil magnate, Femi Otedola, comes across as a liberalminded individual who allows his beautiful daughters to choose their paths in life. Spyglass gathered that his beautiful daughters-Wunmi, Ife and Temi-are in their own world, pursuing their individual passion. Under the guidance of their parents, they seem to have taken their passions to impressive heights within a short period of time to the amazement of many. No doubt, they are a pride to their loving parents. Wunmi is definitely literally having a sizzling romance with soul music. The Don’t Break My Heart crooner went into music after her studies in Psychology and Philosophy at the St. Andrews University and a Masters in Music at the Vocal Tech in the United Kingdom. Temi, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, is delight on the turntable. Her dexterity has earned her accolades as well as popularity across the continent of Africa. After her scintillating performance on May 29, 2016 during the Presidential Gala Night held in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, she kicked off her month-long tour of eight African countries on a grand note. The tour tagged Cuppy Takes Africa took off in Lagos and then moved to Dakar, Senegal Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya. Curiously, many don’t know that prior to her performance at the Gala Night and the tour, the talented young lady’s profile had got a boost when she appeared in Forbes Magazine. Consequently, it didn’t take long before her critics realized that she is not riding on the crest of her father’s fame but her God- given gift. Like her sisters, Temi is also doing her father proud. A fashion enthusiast, she owns JTO, a fashion blog, where she expresses her fashion, art and photography adventures. She shares the same love as her father whose abiding love for arts could be seen on his late father’s Impact Press located on Randle Avenue. Surprisingly, his love for visual arts has been under-reported, considering the fact that he acquired some very expensive pieces of art works across the world in the past years. Otedola over the years, the softspoken philanthropist has proved to be a pacesetter, in terms of humanitarian gestures. He has awarded multi-million naira scholarships to indigenous students in Lagos State, especially those from Epe Town. Also, many of them have been enjoying his milk of kindness for a long time.