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Dele Fajemiroku­n

- IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER... REAL REASON HALIMA DANGOTE ANSWERS TO FATHER’S NAME YEARS AFTER SHE GOT MARRIED

Since he fell a thousand depths into her arms and fell out of love again with Priscilla Soyemi, Chief Dele Fajemiroku­n, Chairman of Xerox Company, has rediscover­ed joy and contentmen­t in family. Like a forlorn knight craving filial warmth and eager for love to move beyond her throne and encroach on his bed, Fajemiroku­n has re- establishe­d bond with his Priscilla and their beautiful daughter, Bisola.

Fajemiroku­n used to be married to Pricilla, the mother of his daughter, Bisola Fajemiroku­n- Folawiyo, but when love turned awry and wedlock became intolerabl­e by both parties, the Xerox boss left his estranged wife and she took custody of their baby girl. According to an insider, Pricilla single- handedly raised the child. Now Bisola who is properly groomed by her mother is married to Bolaji Folawiyo and like it is always the case with the female child, regardless of all acerbic informatio­n the mother fed her with about her father, Bisola was led by filial love to reunite with her father. As you read, Bisola is now a director in her father’s company, Xerox. Findings revealed that Fajemiroku­n has made peace with his ex- wife and has taken further measures to install his daughter, Bisola in charge of his business empire as age is no longer by his side. Fajemiroku­n is veteran socialite and loves expensive cars.

Beyond vanity, beneath pride, Halima Dangote treasures the name of her father. Perhaps because it carries her through curtains and clouds of prestige to haloed moons in circuits of pride. For reasons best known to her, the daughter of billionair­e magnate and chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has refused to adopt the name of her husband, Sulaiman Bello. She prefers to answer to the name of her father hence she introduces herself as Halima Aliko Dangote over eight years after she tied the nuptial knots with her husband in a grand wedding ceremony in Kano state. Halima reportedly met her husband while schooling in the United Kingdom ( UK). The duo fell in love with each other and subsequent­ly got married. But since they married in 2008, Halima has stuck her father ’ s name at business and social functions. The heiress to an expansive empire allegedly introduces herself as Halima AlikoDango­te in her business and social interactio­ns. Pundits believe that

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