All work and no play renders one an unhappy idiot. As more and more avenues are created in Nigeria to cut down the possibility of idiots cropping up among the elite of the Nigerian business society, especially, Prince Femi Akinruntan has emerged, as he usually does, to brighten the prospects of this movement. His new idea of a fun place, The Duke, has already begun to stand out and offer a spot of respite from the long hours of work and deliberation.
The Duke, the new lounge and bar located at Osborne, Imoyo, Lagos, is quite a fun place. Furnished with features that the rich and royal can appreciate, the place is an independent world away from the drudgery and backbreaking exertions that bring in big money and raise the status of individuals and their families. The lounge is designed to relieve these good folks of the burden of work that tends towards tediousness and cleanse their minds and bodies with good drinks, music and business alliances.
The Duke is the brainchild of Prince Akinruntan, son of the uber-wealthy and influential monarch of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan. Only the Prince and a few others can think up and establish such spots in the fast-lane animation of Lagos streets. But then again, Akinruntan is his father’s son, a true chip off the old block.
While the success of Oba Akinruntan’s Obat Oil and Petroleum Limited has been credited to the monarch himself, his son is definitely part of the action. His endeavours in advancing the name and prestige of the royal family are second only to his father’s, which is another reason the growing popularity of The Duke among the wealthy and influential of Lagos society should come as no surprise.
Still, the Prince’s progressive mind and grasp of the industry and good life is something that remains his own, a unique trait unreflected in any other Akinruntan, living or otherwise. He, too, is doing well.
