Oil Magnate, Femi Otedola Celebrates 60th Birthday in Fanciful, Expensive Way
By Ihiasota Boniface, USA
No birthday, in recent times, has become talk-of-the-town among the netizens like that of the Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Femi Otedola.
The oil magnate whose 60th birthday was on the 4th of November decided to celebrate it in a fanciful and expensive way, by splashing about N1.4bn to rent a yacht.
In a video seen by Excel Magazine International, Otedola was spotted with his family and his son-in-law, Mr Eazi, greeting the crew members of a super luxury yacht popularly known as Christiana O, owned by Aristotle Onassis.
According to reports, the rented yacht would be sailing for three weeks with the billionaire alongside his family and friends.
The super yacht, which happens to be the biggest in the world, belongs to one of Otedola’s childhood friends, the late Greek shipping tycoon, Aristotle Onassis, who was once regarded as the richest man in the world.
Otedola is one of the richest men in Nigeria whose wealth comes from the importation of oil. He is also the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of several other businesses across shipping, real estate, and finance.
According to an online report, as of January 2022, it costs €620,000 (about N470 million) to charter the yacht for a week, including tax.
Christina O offers a luxury voyage. Its 38 crew members include two spa therapists. The ship has hosted great presidents and ministers such as John Kennedy and Sir Winston Churchill, as well as celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra.
Speaking about her father’s birthday on Instagram, Florence Otedola, popularly known DJ Cuppy, shared fun moments with other family members on the luxury yacht.
The entertainer explained that her father, as a little boy, always dreamt of visiting the iconic 99m super-yacht CHRISTINA O because it was owned by his role model, Aristotle Onassis.
To celebrate his 60th, not only did he visit the yacht, but he has chartered it for his loved ones so we can live here for the next three weeks. Looking at my father, I can see how happy, accomplished, and still in disbelief he is. This is what love looks like, family first,” she wrote.
