About two weeks ago, when Ayodeji Okoya Thomas, son of late industrialist, Molade Okoya-Thomas and socialite, Lola Otegbeye gave out their daughter in marriage in a lavish traditional wedding party, one of the invited guests was businessman and former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni.
The chairman of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company who has kept himself busy issuing rejoinders bothering on his personal and business life, made sure to attend the party, which had the who is who in the political, business and social circuit in attendance, with his long-suffering wife, Bola.
His reason for attending the shindig with his wife to the party was not lost on guests and society watchers. In an attempt to project himself blemish free, devoid of any sandal, the former business partner of late Captain Hosa Okunbo, has been making concerted effort to debunk the viral news of being in an amorous relationship with an Abuja based lady, Adaobi Alagwu, which resulted into him allegedly fathering a child with her which he allegedly abandoned.
While he admits that he indeed had a relationship with Adaobi in the past, a mistake he claims caused his family much pain and one which he regrets, he however insists that the result of the relationship which became a paternity issue between him and the said lady, is one that is being resolved.
Ayeni therefore hopes that Adaobi will end up not being his albatross as he claims to have resolved to remain the loving and committed man his wife married decades ago. This explains why she was his companion at the party. Ayeni in a subtle way was out to prove to naysayers that his marriage is still intact despite his several indiscretions and that his wife has again chosen to look the other way and stick with him like the proverbial rock of gibraltar.
