Farooq Oreagba, an investment banker who stood out for his striking appearance at the just-concluded Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has opened up about how his bone cancer diagnosis changed his life priorities. The Managing Director and CEO of NG Clearing Limited captured Nigerians’ attention with his grand entrance at the festival, which honoured Awujale, the king of Ijebu-Ode. They celebrated the rich traditions of the Ijebu people.
Mr Oreagba’s pictures and videos on social media resonated with the local vocabulary of ‘squeeze and composure’. He arrived on horseback and wore a green and lemon ‘Agbada and Sokoto’ outfit, complemented by a matching cap, red coral beads, and a gold crossbody chain. During an interview on Sunday on Arise TV’s ‘Morning Show’, the 58-year-old disclosed that his appearance at the Ojude Oba festival expressed his personality.
This expression, the former member of the Derivatives Product Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange said, emerged after he was diagnosed with incurable cancer in February 2014. He said: “I was diagnosed with cancer in February 2014. It’s an incurable form of cancer, so my priorities changed.
I don’t know how much time I have left to live, so I prioritise my list. Family comes first because I don’t know how long I will be around. By God’s grace, I’m ten years and counting, and I’m not about to go anytime soon, especially since I’ve been crowned King of Steeze.
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