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What Madam JOKO ONI Told City People
This is the story of two beautiful elegant women who have made very remarkable strides within the Lagos social scene. They are both hugely respected and have been calling the shots and setting the standards at different levels over the last few decades. There is a very wide age difference between these two top society women but they share a very close relationship together regardless. Theirs is like a mother and daughter kind of relationship and they have mutual respect for each other. Let’s not keep you guessing any longer, we are talking about respected top society lady, stylish gold merchant, Jokotade Oni, popularly known as Gold Rush or the Dubai Goddess and Sade Okoya, the young, fashionable and brilliant MD of the Eleganza Industries and wife of the chairman, Chief Razak Okoya.
Not many know that these two lovely ladies are very close. And even those who know they are somewhat close do not have a clear idea how close they really are. But the fact is that they are very, very close. The younger of the two, Sade Okoya, is one young lady loved and adored by many older ladies in the society. They all love her because she is an incredibly respectful lady despite her status as the wife of a billionaire and the humongous wealth at her disposal. Dr. Sade Okoya has remained ever so humble, particularly in her relationship with prominent women who are older than her. Not a single one of these women have had anything negative to say about the ever gorgeous looking Sade Okoya. She does have a lot of these older big Aunties and Mummies around her but one of her favourites is Joko Oni. She does not joke with Joko Oni. They have had this mother and daughter relationship between them going on for several years running now. This is why Aunty Joko as she’s fondly called by the younger ladies and her many ‘Aburos,’has always been a part of the Okoya household. Every party organised by the Okoyas, you will find ‘Aunty Joko Oni present. And she doesn’t attend the Okoya parties as a guest. She does get there and sit down like every other guest waiting to be attended to, she also moves around the party to ensure everyone else has been well attended to. She automatically becomes a part of the family. That is how close she has become to the Okoya family.
The degree of their closeness came to light last December, 2023, when Joko Oni celebrated her 70th birthday at the Balmoral Hall inside the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island on the 28th of December, 2023. Not only did the foremost industrialist and business mogul, the Chairman of the Eleganza empire, Chief Razak Okoya, and his lovely wife, Dr. Mrs. Sade Okoya, attend, they also came accompanied by their two tall and handsome looking sons. They got the entire hall looking in their direction when they arrived.
Many were surprised to see them attend the event with their two sons because they seldom take them to parties. But for Joko Oni, they brought the boys out with them. They instantly became the cynosure of all eyes. Everyone was staring at them and admiring their good looks, clean and spotless fair complexion and dignified conduct. Chief Razak Okoya was sporting a white native outfit on a pair of white sneakers while his wife was clad in a green coloured gown that fitted her figure like it was her second skin. Her boys too wore white native outfits that matched with their father’s. They looked so adorable. Watching them as they made their way into the hall through the maize of Paparrazis that ambushed them on their way in, no one was left in doubt of the fact they all make a fantastic family together. As most would expect, Alhaji Razak did not come without his one and only friend, Chief Samuel Adedoyin, the foremost industrialist who owns the prestigious Doyin Industries. Chief Raza Okoya’s beautiful younger sister, Wosilat, was also with them.
The celebrant, Joko Oni, was excited to see her ‘daughter’, Dr. Mrs. Sade Okoya and her family, come out to celebrate with her. She immediately rose up from where she sat and went to greet them. The table of the Okoyas at the party became the busiest of tables. All the guests, top politicians, captains of industry, top society personalities, all trooped to the Okoya table to pay homage.
“Honestly, I am so grateful to the Okoyas, especially my daughter, Sade Okoya, the beautiful wife of Chief Razak Okoya, “Joko Oni told City People exclusively days after her 70th birthday celebration. “I do not know why or how I have been so loved by Sade. She treats me like I am her mother and I treat her like she is my daughter too. I love her so much. She was very supportive of my birthday celebration. She supported me in every way necessary. And she has been like that to me all these years, showing me love and support all the time. She knows that I do not joke with matters relating to her just like she does not joke with mine either. If Sade hears that I am in need of something that’s within her reach, even before I personally make the request, she will call me and oblige me. She is such a wonderful human being. A wonderful lady with a beautiful soul,” she said excitedly, speaking from the depth of her heart.
She added: “Even after my birthday celebration, after giving me such a huge support, she still brought me lots of gift items to give to my people who come visiting me. I was more than impressed with what she did at my party and she was not even done yet. She still did more. I am just so grateful to her and I pray the Lord Almighty will continue to uplift her and bless her for me,” she prayed wholeheartedly.
-WALE LAWAL
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