December 24, (THEWILL) – Penultimate week, veteran broadcaster Bisi Olatilo rolled out the red carpets for a 2-in-1 celebration. It was the occasion of his 70th birthday and his 42nd wedding anniversary to his wife, Folashade. Several high-profile personalities gathered to celebrate the couple in the Oregun area of Lagos where the lavish party took place.
To kick off the party, Pastor Dotun Ojelabi of Harvest Christian International Ministry, Lagos, led the opening prayers. Some of the attendees were former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Lotto magnate, Kessignton Adebutu; Ephraim Faloughi; Doyin Okupe; Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, former Minister of State for Science and Technology; Mrs Abimbola Fashola, former First Lady of Lagos State; actor Nobert Young.
Olatilo had every reason to celebrate his birthday in a grand style as, according to him, he didn’t know he would live up to 70. The seasoned media guru who has an extremely high network of friends in high places made sure it was a grand celebration as a way of thanking God for keeping him well and alive, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the celebrant said he lost count of many of his wealthy friends, some of whom were in the same hospital environment as he and didn’t make it out alive, God’s benevolence kept him. Following the success of the party which was the first of several batches, another party was held for him, organised by his committee of northern friends in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The party held at the Sheu Musa Yar’adua Centre was chaired by the Seriki Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
