+ As Tajudeen Owoyemi, Abidemi Bashorun, Lekan Mustapha, Muiz Banire, Abiodun Fari-Arole, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, Bube Okorodudu, Olusegun Oriola, Akeem Bolarinwa and Others Shower Praises On The Society Doyen
Friends and well-wishers have felicitated and business magnate and doyen of the Nigerian social establishment, Sir Anthony Bolarinwa Cole, KJW, as he joins the septuagenarian club today, Monday, January 2026.
Cole, fondly called ABC by his friends and admirers, is the Chairman, ABC Continental Marine Logistics Limited, ABC Multi Ventures Limited, ABC Hotels and Suites Limited, among many other chain of business ventures.
In a statement signed by his wife, children and grandchildren, the celebrant was described as a loving husband and devoted father.
The statement read thus: “We celebrate a loving husband and a devoted father as he marks 70 years. Your strength, dedication, and kindness remain the foundation of our family.
“Your legacy lives on through the values you have instilled and the lives you continue to touch. We pray for long life, good health, and God’s continued blessings.”
His siblings, writing on behalf of the Cole family, appreciated the celebrant for his commitment to ensure the family remains glued in love and strength by making sure nobody is forgotten.
According to the family: “This auspicious occasion of your birthday provides us an opportunity to say a big thank for your commitment to ensure the family remains glued in love and strength by making sure nobody is forgotten.
“We all love you and wish you many more years of God’s abundant blessings and mercy.”
Also, in several advert pages placed in newspapers through a statement signed by Asiwaju Tajudeen Owoyemi, Omoba Abidemi Bashorun, Senator Olalekan Mustapha, Arc. Abiodun and Margaret Fari-Arole, Hon. Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo (rtd) and Hon. Justice Toyin Taiwo (rtd), Otunba Femi & Modupeola Okenla, Bube Okorodudu, Segun Somefun, Dr. Obafemi Oye, Steve Faderin, Abayomi Salami and OLUSEGUN and Oluwatoyin Oriola, on behalf of friends, Cole is hailed for being an Omoluabi par excellence and a man with a boundless compassion.
The statement read: “This propitious occasion of your birthday provides a rare opportunity for us to celebrate you as a brother and an Omoluabi par exellence.
“You are indeed a man with a boundless compassion. We are proud of your indelible footprints and love for humanity. Happy birthday and many happy returns.”
In a related development, another group of friends made up of Dr. Muiz Adeyemi Banire, SAN, Prince Toye Oyinlola, Chief Akeem Bolarinwa and Asiwaju Taju Owoyemi, hailed the celebrant as an ubiquitous and quintessential gentleman.
According to the statement: “We celebrate the ubiquitous and quintessential gentleman today and everyday. May God continue to bless your remarkable journey in life. Happy Birthday,” the statement read.
