Peter Obafemi, a failed Ekiti State governorship aspirant and promoter of defunct Ritetime Aviation and Travel Services, operators of World Airways that provided direct flights from Nigeria to Atlanta in early 2000, has given marriage another chance. He got married for the third time to Wuraola Chidiebere Balogun at a traditional marriage ceremony that took place at Jogor Event Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Some of the guests at the wedding are Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, his bosom friend, Dele Momodu , Reverend Esther Ajayi etc. While Gbenga Adeyinka steered proceedings at the wedding, Sir Shina Peters got the couple and guests gyrating to his songs.
The union is happening almost 10 years after his second marriage to a certain lady named Lolade Iruka hit the rocks. The marriage which was consummated in 2013 with the promise of a better future for the new bride crashed like a pack of badly arranged cards less than two years after it was celebrated with Lolade taking refuge at her father’s house in Ikeja, GRA, Lagos and refusing to return to her husband’s house despite family intervention.
The marriage however produced a son, David Olamiposi. Peter’s first marriage was to his America-based lover, Maureen, but things went bad between them and they got divorced which paved the way for his marriage with Lolade.
Although the marriage produced two children, in addition to the son Lolade bore for him, Peter is also a father to three other kids born out of wedlock. In his hey days, Peter was the true definition of a Lagos socialite. At the time he floated his aviation company, he was the toast of many top businessmen and women, politicians and socialites. This was on account of the services his aviation company rendered, which was most sought after among members of the upper crust of the society.
Besides being the toast of parties hosted by the aforementioned, Peter on his own equally threw some of the greatest private parties ever. With his connections and wealth came the ladies who all wanted a piece of him. At some point, all that debauchery and wantonness came to an end when he fell on bad times.
He even attempted to be governor of Ekiti State with the little funds he managed to scrounge, Unfortunately that attempt boomeranged in his face and he was back to square one with many of his well-heeled friends abandoning him to his fate. He has since bounced back from obscurity but has taken things slow and steady, leaving fast life in the past where it belongs.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
