How my daughter persuaded me to buy two houses on same street in Dubai for her wedding – Otedola

The Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has disclosed that he acquired two luxury homes in Dubai specifically to host his daughter Temi’s wedding celebrations.

Temi and singer Mr Eazi recently tied the knot in a three-part wedding celebration spanning Monaco, Dubai, and Iceland.

At the reception, Otedola revealed that for 15 years, he had turned down opportunities to purchase property in Dubai, even after being shown more than 70 units by a persistent agent.

He explained that his decision eventually changed during a family trip when they visited a striking property and Temi made a heartfelt suggestion.

“There is this guy that has been showing me properties in Dubai for the last 15 years, I never bought. I am not exaggerating at least 70 properties and I never bought. So I now called up the guy because we were in Dubai for sightseeing, let us see what is in the market,” he said.

“We saw this beautiful house where we had the engagement and Temi said to me ‘Papa, you know I can have my engagement ceremony in this house, why don’t you buy it?’. She does not talk much but when she does, it is deep. So I got home and slept over it, I was saying so I am going to spend all this money on this house?

“Something now struck me that common Femi, money you spend is not yours. Life is for the living. I called up the agent and was like I will buy the house, so I bought it.”

Otedola added that eight months later, the same agent introduced him to another newly built property on the same street.

Though initially hesitant, he said Temi’s reaction convinced him once again.

“Eight months ago, on the same street the agent called me that there was another house they just completed and asked if I wanted to look at it, I said why not?” he said.

“So I went there, I looked at it, it was a beautiful house but I have a house of course. Temi then came to visit me and I was like Temi there is this house let us go and look at it together. Temi then said ‘Papa you know, this house would be nice for our after party?’. I was like you are very unserious. Anyways to make her happy, I bought it on the same street. So we had the after party there.”