June 23, (THEWILL) – The Managing Director of Nigerian Clearing and a former member of the Derivatives Product Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Farooq Oreagba, has revealed that he is battling an incurable form of cancer called myeloma. He also said that being diagnosed with cancer was the best thing that happened to him as it changed his priorities in life. Oreagba, who stole the show at the 2024 Ojude Oba, an annual celebration by the Ijebu people in Ogun State, mentioned that despite battling cancer, he is passionate about giving hope to other cancer patients.
Oreagba said, “I’ve always been a bit of a controversial person but we’ll not go into that. I think from the moment I was diagnosed with cancer in February 2014—it’s an incurable form of cancer—priorities changed. “I’ll say this to somebody, and it’s going to sound ridiculous.
I’m 58, and if I could live another 20 years, I’ll say being diagnosed with cancer is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changes my perspective on life. What I’m there for.
I’m there for it. “Counselling cancer patients, trying to improve access to better healthcare, I’ll do that all day long.” He also mentioned that he runs marathons to raise money for cancer charities, just to give people hope.
“I got hope from places I least expected and from some of those I expected, I got nothing. That’s life, and you learn your lessons,” he said. Oreagba further spoke about how he has been.
