Winning awards is no longer a sometime thing for billionaire Femi Otedola. His boundless and borderless philanthropy has ensured that it is an all-the-time thing. For this, and more, Otedola ticks all the boxes and tops the list in any award considerations by the media and other organisations. At the moment, his shelf overflows with awards and honours trophies, writes Lanre Alfred
Magnanimity is seldom a strong suit of many billionaires. But nature does not use a one-size-fits-all approach which is why billionaire Chairman of Geregu Power, Femi Otedola, is widely perceived as one of the rarest and kindest of money men. Otedola is hardly the type of billionaire whose affluence is clutched in baubles. His ascension to the billionairesâ club was no trick of fate, neither was it a mirage mired in tufts of fleeting vanities and buzz words. He is indeed worth every ounce of invincibility and financial acclaim accorded him.
High Life
The Bible teaches that the life of a person is not measured by the abundance of their possessions, but by their compassion, humanity, and how much both of these factors played in their disposition to do good. On these grounds, the life of Femi Otedola cannot be measured with coffee spoons, which is the point of his latest award.
The Sun Newspaper recently recognised the philanthropic work that Nigerian billionaire and world-renowned business leader, Femi Otedola is doing all around Nigeria. The award of honour recognised Otedola’s untiring dedication to those who cannot help themselves, raising the bar on what it means to be sympathetic, humanitarian, and human.