Managing director and chief executive officer of NG Clearing Limited Farooq Oreagba, who stole the show at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival, has said that smoking didn’t give him cancer.
Oreagba stated this on Friday after a netizen raised concern about his smoking habit.
“Let me just drop these here. Nothing beats a good smoke,” Oreagba wrote, sharing pictures of himself on X smoking.
A netizen Isiaq Adeyanju Hassan then said to him, “After God gave you second chance against cancer, don’t you think it’s high time you leave this smoking sir?”
Oreagba replied, “Smoking didn’t give me cancer, but I understand where you are coming from.”
Last month, Oreagba described the diagnosis of bone cancer in his body as the best thing that ever happened to him.
The former member of the derivatives product advisory committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said on The Morning Show on Arise TV that the diagnosis changed his priorities in life.
At the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival, Ogun State-born Oreagba stood out for his striking appearance and compelling personal story, as his unique fashion style stole the show.
He inadvertently became ‘the face of the festival’ as he made a grand entrance at the festival on a decorated horse, dressed in a green and lemon agbada with a matching cap.
Oreagba exuded elegance and style, as he adorned himself with red coral beads, and a gold crossbody chain, with tattoos, a big tobacco pipe, an Apple wristwatch, and stylish sunglasses.
