Unlike the petty fools of strife, that shriek and sweat in pygmy wars, Fifi Ejindu seemed to court neither hatred nor discord with anyone. The ravishing socialite seemed to live for the sweet affection and warmth of comradeship with her friends, until she fell out of love with every one of them.
Consequently, Fifi Ejindu is without friends. There is currently no love lost between Ejindu and her friends, Biola Okoya, Ronke Ademiluyi and Nkiru Anumudu. Since they got mired in the jungle of angst and vicious recrimination, Ejindu has not been on talking terms with Okoya and Anumudu. You couldn’t have forgotten so soon the well-celebrated fight between Fifi and Nkiru Anumudu.
Until they quarreled with each other, Ejindu and Anumudu carried on like two inseparable Siamese twins. So intense was their closeness that they appeared at most public functions together. There seemed no room for a crack on the wall of their friendship. At least that was the public perception of their relationship before accusations and counter-accusations started to fly between the two friends like putrid wind.The impasse caused irreparable damage to their friendship and almost consumed their respective marriages .
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Like Nkiru, like Okoya
The bitter feud raging between her and Okoya have evoked series of questionable rhetoric.
Could their quarrel be attributed to petty rivalry or high-priced ego? No tangible answers have been found to these salient questions even by the closest friends and confidants of the former bosom friends. Nonetheless, concerted efforts are being made within their inner circle of friends to resolve the crisis that has polarised the two friends.
Until they fell out with each other, Ejindu and Okoya were inseparable. They maintained a very great friendship and did a lot of things together. When Ejindu celebrated her fairytale 50th birthday party in Dubai, Okoya was present and active at the party.
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She even came with her own select, classy crowd just to lend support to her dear friend.
Okoya ensured that her friend, Ejindu, looked good at every point in time while looking out for the comfort of their guests. Similarly, Okoya played very active role at Ejindu’s African Fashion banquet in London in 2013.
Besides these, they have been sighted together at different events. It therefore, came as a surprise that they could ever part ways. Yet, none of them is ready to talk about the genesis of the problem making it hard to proffer solutions.
Ejindu vs Ronke Ademiluyi
Hardly anyone would forget in a hurry, Ejindu’s promising friendship with Ronke Ademiluyi. The latter, who is the founder of Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) and Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN). Ronke, a Law graduate in the United Kingdom (UK) had never for one day, practiced law but had instead pursued vigorously, her passion for chic African couture. She started the Africa Fashion Week London in 2011 and at the 2014 edition of the show, she invited Ejindu to come serve as matron the event.
Things seemed to work perfectly between Ademiluyi and Ejindu; Ejindu attended her show and functioned in full measure as the event’s matron. Yes, she added value to the event that year. She even invited Biola Okoya to the event and introduced her to Ademiluyi. Things sailed smoothly between Ejindu and Ademiluyi until they quarreled.
When Ejindu allegedly became too overbearing for Ademiluyi to handle, the latter ditched her and approached Biola Okoya to serve as matron to her annual fashion event. This infuriated Ejindu – she felt slighted for being passed over for Okoya. Her relationship with Ademiluyi has deteriorated since; yet hardly anyone knows what axe Ejindu has to grind with Ronke.
