Here’s The Man Who Bought King Sunny Ade’s Guitar For N52.1 Million

King Sunny Ade’s Sunny On Sunday to celebrate his birthday featured the auction of the iconic musician’s guitar. With the bid opening at N9million, the bid was eventually won by Nigerian mogul, Tunde Folawiyo, the son of late Nigerian businessman, Wahab Folawiyo.

Tunde Folawiyo reportedly bout Sunny Ade's guitar
Tunde Folawiyo
King Sunny Ade's Fender Guitar
King Sunny Ade’s Fender Guitar

According to Forbes, Tunde Folawiyo Tunde  is the managing director of the Yinka Folawiyo Group, a conglomerate with interests in energy, agriculture, shipping, real estate and engineering. His father, Wahab Folawiyo, a well-known Nigerian businessman and Islamic leader, started the group in 1957 as a commodities trading outfit and served as chairman until 2008 when he passed away. Folawiyo now calls the shots. The company’s oil exploration firm, Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum, owns a 60% interest in an oil block that contains the Aje offshore field.