7 Nigerian Billionaires Whose Wives Are Young Enough to Be Their Daughter

“Age is not a barrier”

When considering who you want to spend the rest of your life with, everything is a factor. One very important factor to a lot of people is age. Some people would never entertain the idea of marrying someone older than them while some would never entertain the idea of marrying someone younger than them. Even in these cases, a lot of people still have age gaps that they would not want to surpass.

Well, the men on today’s list have surpassed most people’s acceptable age gaps and married women people consider “young enough to be their daughters.”

Without further ado, here are 7 Nigerian Billionaires Whose Wives Are Young Enough to Be Their Daughter.

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1. Adams Oshiomole

Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole in May 2015 tied the knot with his now wife Lara Fortes who hails from Cape Verde. At the time of their marriage, Adams Oshiomole was 63 years old while Lara Fortes was 29 years old.

Speaking on why he decided to marry Lara, Adams said:

She is very humble, she appreciates the nature of my job and life that it is one that one comes back home late. Sometimes 3: 00 a.m., she understands my weaknesses, she is more or less the mother of the house, the one that has accepted to be the mother of my children. I am happy that all my children are at home with ‎her and accept her as their mother even though she is not old enough to be their mother. She has accepted to fill that gap

2. Razak Okoyo

Billionaire industrialist and Aare of Lagos, Chief Razak Okoya has had a number of wives – at least four. His last wife Shade Okoya married Razak Okoyo when she was just 21. At the time of the marriage, Razak was 59 years old. She is now the MD/CEO of Eleganza Group, a leading conglomerate in the manufacturing industry in Nigeria founded by her husband Razak.

3. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is a Nigerian politician and businessman. 2 years after losing his wife of 40 years, the at the time 72 years old billionaire gave love another shot and married 26 year old wife Frances Chinonyerem Enwerem, the daughter of one of his late wife’s close friends who also happens to be the sister of Big Brother Naija contestant Prince Enwerem.

According to reports, the children of Chief Emmanuel did not give their blessings to the union because of the huge age difference but this did not stop the two from going ahead with the wedding.

4. Musa Danjuma

Musa Danjuma is the younger brother of General Theophilus Danjuma, a former Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is also the chairman of South Atlantic Petroleum Limited (SAPETRO). In 2007, he got married to Nigerian actress Caroline Ekanem when he was reportedly 53 and Caroline was reportedly 24. The couple separated in 2016.

5. Prince Sunny Aku

In 2014, Nigerian billionaire Prince Sunny Aku got married to former beauty queen Dabota Lawson when he himself was reportedly 52 years old. Dabota was 22 years old at the time according to reports. The marriage ended in 2018.

6. Sonny Kuku

Renowned master physician and endocrinologist, Dr. Sonny Kuku who was reportedly born on January 3, 1944 married former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1994 Susan Hart. The couple have been married for many years now. According to reports Sonny was in his 50s when he married Susan who was in her 20s at the time of their marriage.

Susan has no regrets though and speaking about the age difference, she said:

First of all, age is not a barrier in our marriage. I know you observed us from afar before you came to us, you will know that the age difference is nothing. We are best of friends. My husband's humility and humbleness also makes us best friends.

7. Ned Nwoko

Finally, Nigerian lawyer and politican Ned Nwoko famously married his now wife actress Regina Daniels in 2019. At the time of their marriage, Ned was 59 years old while Regina was only 18 years old. As you can imagine, this marriage brought with it a lot of controversy and till today it is still one of the most widely talked about Nigerian celebrity marriage.

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