For those lucky enough to get
invited to the blow-out bash and the opening of DJ Cuppy’s first-ever
Pan-Africa 8-Country tour inside the plush Marquee of Federal Palace Hotel,
Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday night, they were treated to the hedonistic
side of Nigeria’s billionaires.
Many of these powerful figures
had turned up in drove at the star studded Lagos edition of the tour tagged
#CuppyTakesAfrica put together by Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola aka DJ Cuppy,
talented DeeJay daughter of Lagos business mogul, Femi Otedola. And from their
very restrictive elevated section of the venue (which nearly caved in due to
overcrowding), the titans proved to all that they were not all about making
money, but also know how to party hard.
The partying-power circle
included top politicians, investing titans, oil barons, banking magnates,
private equity mavens, media moguls and other celebrities led by Africa’s
richest man, Aliko Dangote.
Also present were Dangote’s
younger brother, Sanni; Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole and pretty wife,
Lara; former Cross River and Ekiti State governors Donald Duke and Otunba Niyi
Adebayo respectively; Nigerian Stock Exchange CEO Oscar Onyeama; Tony Elumelu;
Wale Tinubu; Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; Herbert Wigwe; Segun Agbaje; Dapo Abiodun;
Tayo Ayeni; Dele Momodu; Kunle Bakare and Mo Abudu among others.
They all became eyes of
attraction as they mingled, pumped hands, shared finest champagne and other
gourmet treats they can get down their gullets while the hostess, DJ Cuppy,
alongside other top DJs, dropped high energy hit songs from local and
international music stars.
“This is more or less a soiree
for the big boys and girls than a concert for regular guys. These billionaires
have turned themselves to a stunning spectacle and have distracted many as not
every day one have opportunity of seeing them together in their raw element,”
an entertainment journalist with a national daily said.
Aside the billionaires’ jaunty
spectacle, the plush event, hosted by MTV Base VJ Ehiz, lived up to its billing
with many of the top DJs and producers including seasoned DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ
Caise, DJ Obi, DJ Xclusive, DJ Olu, DJ Hazan, DJ Nana, Legendary Beatz, Spellz,
Studio Magic, Leriq and Young John, were all on hand to perform. They exhibited
their mastery of turntable as they delivered electrifying, good music and pure
entertainment.
In between the acts, top
comedian Ali Baba made a cameo appearance to entertain the top notch guests.
DJ Cuppy, who was the main act
of the concert, had a two-part performance. Supported by a dance group, she
delivered a cocktail of mix that cut across all genres of music from house to
pop, reggae, Afro-pop, garage, Afro beat, and Afro-Juju.
The highlight of her delivery
was the performance of the Tunji Oyelana’s classic “I Love My Country”. She was
backed by a dance group waving Nigerian Green-White-Green flag and an
impressive fireworks display to cap off the gig.
The next stop of the very
ambitious #CuppyTakesAfrica tour, supported by GT Bank plc and Dangote
Foundation, will be Dakar, Senegal on 5 August. From there, the train will move
to Accra, Ghana on 7 August; Nairobi, Kenya on 10 August; Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania on 15 August; Kigali, Rwanda on 21 August; Kampala, Uganda on 22
August and made a final stop in Johannesburg, South Africa on 29 August.
Source: Nairaland
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