London, United Kingdom
Na wa o! E be like say Nigeria’s biggest bank don land for London gbaladun. Roosevelt Ogbonna, the CEO of Access Bank wey dey based for Lagos, just buy one fine mansion for Hampstead for whooping £15 million! (Who say money no dey make sense again?)
Dem conclude the transaction for August, and Land Registry documents don show am clear. Access Bank UK arm sef don fork out some cash for mortgage wey relate to this big deal. Na big boys matter for true, as Ogbonna come join the likes of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and even Brunei Sultan for the same street wey dem dey call ‘Billionaire’s Row.’ Talk about celebrity neighbor vibes!
This palace wey people fit call home gats everything to pamper dem; e get eight bedrooms, swimming pool, spa, cinema, nine bathrooms (abeg, dem fit sleep for bathroom sef?), and lift to carry paddy from one floor to another. Plus, dem don arrange the garden well well like say na for English country side.
Omo, this purchase na only one of two wey happen for that posh street, as market dey slow down for luxury properties. The original price for this house na £17 million, but our guy Ogbonna sabi negotiate well, as e buy am for discount. Another house wey sell for the area last June na £8.8 million. Na so dem market dey run since, like person wey don chop belle full!
For fans of the financial space, Access Bank na the largest bank for Nigeria by assets and dey lead for Africa by number of customers – over 50 million chai! Ogbonna wey don dey run this bank since 2022, na wetin dem dey call ‘thoroughbred professional’ with deep academic background. E really show say dem no just carry am enter there by chance.
Last month, Ogbonna resign from him position as non-executive director of Access Holdings, but e still dey manage Access Bank well. E be like say dem really value wetin e dey bring to the table.
The properties wey dey for The Bishops Avenue dey worth hundreds of millions of pounds, but many of dem don dey as grazing ground for weeds as e don sit down there for years without anybody entering. Talk about real estate wahala!
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