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Troubled Billionaire Jide Omokore ‘Heart Broken’ Over Ceaseless Reports Of Huge Bizness Crisis
…longs for storm to be over, as confidants fear for health
Troubled billionaire, Jide Omokore is heart broken.
And it is not from the action of any of his reported numerous care tenders.
Rather societynowng.com learnt the deep pocket experiencing rough business patches as a result of investigation into his wealth pipelines is unhappy with the ceaseless reports about his predicament.
But he has chosen to look the other way.
Maintained a source close to him ‘ Bashorun is not happy with all these reports of this and
that investigation about his businesses and talks he is selling his properties home and abroad to pay off alleged illegal profits the Jide Omokore
government of the day is keen to recover…but he has chosen to maintain his cool and like all fads, let the whole thing lose steam and go out of fashion on its own’
Bashorun Jide Omokore, the wealthy deep pocket husband of ex banker, Angela Ebagua is one of the indicted oil baron in the protracted mega fraud unravelling in the nation’s petroleum industry.
The front person of multiple business concerns along with runaway partner, Kola Aluko is listed as front for former petroleum minister hiding under the cover of ill health and spirited public denials to evade clutches of investigators, Diezani Allison Madueke in what insiders labelled series beyond the borders of rules and regulation jaw dropping deals – as well masquerading for interests of other powerful figures in immediate past government.
Omokore is said to be currently striving to avoid the mess of full fledged investigation- and possible public prosecution with the bargain of returning ill gotten funds traced to him.
He is said to have reached an advance stage in perfecting this arrangement, an option many in his shoes have passionately and quietly embraced for same reasons.
But unlike others, the boss of Atlantic Energy’s moves have transformed woes for him with different reports and analysis dogging his steps.
‘But he has chosen to focus attention on ending is issues with the authorities…he believes that is, his immediate priority, that once that is done…their won’t be any subject of interest to discuss again’ another source divulged.
Digs by societynowng.com revealed the barrage of reversal attentions are however taking a lot from him psychologically.
He is said to be quietly suffering the pains of reading different versions of his business challenges that take huge points from his cultivated image while maintaining the public appearance of stoic figure at the limited public appearances he now makes.
Those close to revealed this is not helping his health condition.
‘For a man taking special care with his blood pressure, all these attentions are creating mounting stress that is not really good for him…those very close to him are really concerned about his health’ an insider claimed.
Societynowng.com learnt since his business woes started Omokore has had cause to require quick medical attention when he reportedly slumped in his office as result of high blood pressure, but he denied the development back then.
The happenstance reportedly occurred when immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan ordered him to a rigorous meeting and directed stoppage of contracts bringing in vast revenues over issues that had to do with alleged indictment in the controversial missing $20 billion oil money.
Here is a link for background – http://societynowng.com/Oil-Baron-Resource-Energy-Boss-Jide-Omokore-Play-Down-Fears-Over-Alleged-Stroke-Affliction-On-The-Heels-Of-Intense-Meeting-With-
That particular indictment reportedly provided fertile ground for the raging business troubles decorating his world.
And an ailment that give those close to him constant cause for concern as the business troubles root of his ‘health situation’ refuse to go away.
A very wealthy nigerian, Bashorun Jide Omokore caught great public attention in June 2013 by staging on an obscenely expensive wedding for his son Oluwatosin in Dubai.
The wedding estimated at about $8m in cost saw guests, entertainers and even maids flown in chartered flights and provided luxurious accommodations for multiple segments of the then talk of the town.
Dubbed wedding of the decade in terms of extravangance, the backlash as regards volume of funds utilised was such that Ambassador AbdulKadri Fari,Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the father of the bride Faizer was redeployed from his position by then President Goodluck Jonathan as a form of sanction to calm public outcry.
Since that outlandish show of wealth, Bashorun Omokore has remained a subject of public interest – and scrutiny.


