This past week, Ayodeji Okoya-Thomas one of the sons of late industrialist, Molade Okoya-Thomas and Lagos society woman, Lola Otegbeye came together for the sake of their daughter, Funke, a graduate of London School of Economics and Politics, who they gave out in marriage to a young man named Solapo Ayandele. While Ayodeji is a businessman operating in several sectors of the economy, Lola was once the director general, Ogun State Bureau of Intergovernmental Affairs as well as a former federal commissioner, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC.
The ceremony which was held at the Balmoral events centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, was a wedding/engagement reception as the couple had earlier tied the knot in a white wedding at Castell del Sant Marcal, Barcelona, Spain in October 2022. Dignitaries present at the ceremony were Oba Adedapo Tejuosho and his three Oloris, Aremo Segun Oniru, Prince Samuel Adedoyin, former deputy governors, Lagos State, Sarah Soesan and Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Muiz Banire, Olorogun Sunny Kuku, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, Mrs Toyin Saraki, Chief Alex Onabanjo, Tunde Ayeni etc.
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