At the Annual General meeting of Abeokuta Golf Club held on 14th February 1992, a Leadership crisis was created when elections were about to be held into the offices of the Executive Commitee. As a result of this crisis, the idea of a Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the Club for six months was adopted. The Committee was firther madated to choose its officers from amongst its members. Members of the Caretaker Committee are as follows :
1. Apagun Wole Olumide
2. Hon. Justice Ademola Bakre
3. Chief Wale Otesile
4. Chief Siji Koku
5. Dr Segun Orelaja
The Committee later chose Apagun Wole Olumide as its Chairman and Dr Segun Orelaja as its Secretary. Dr. Segun Orelaja soon after resigned from the Committee in protest on the way and manner the affairs of the Committee ws being run. Segun Labiran (now deceased) was brought in by the Committee to take over as Secretary
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
ABEOKUTA GOLF CLUB CAPTAINS AND SECRETARIES
GOLF CLUB CAPTAINS AND SECRETARIES FROM FORMATION TO CRISIS
1987 – 88
CAPTAIN - COL. AGUNBIADE LAWAL (now Late)
SECRETARY - MR SEGUN OGUNSEYE (Now Oluwaseye)
1988 - 89
CAPTAIN - ENG. AYO OBASEKI (now Late)
SECRETARY -MR. SEGUN OGUNSEYE
1989 - 90
CAPTAIN - CHIEF SIJI KOKU (Now Late)
SECREATRY - DR. SEGUN ORELAJA
1990 - 91
CAPTAIN - MR SEGUN OGUNSEYE (now Pastor Oluwaseye)
SECRETARY - DR. LEMBOYE OKUBOYE
1991 - 1993
CARETAKER COMMITTEE HEADED BY APAGUN OLUMIDE
1993 - DATE
STRUGGLE TO DEFINE A WORKING STRUCTURE FOR THE CLUB LEADING TO VARIOUS BROKEN DOWN WORKING AGREEMENTS ON HOW TO SELECT EXECUTIVE FOR THE CLUB.
The Abeokuta Golf Club started full golfing activities and had its yearly Annual General meetings at which new Officers were elected for the Club. The table above shows the names of the Officers who were so elected.
Crisis started after a Caretaker Committee headed by Apagun Olumide, overstayed its mandate of six months by over eighteen months and then started the attempt to change the name of the Club to Abeokuta Golf Internation Limited.
1987 – 88
CAPTAIN - COL. AGUNBIADE LAWAL (now Late)
SECRETARY - MR SEGUN OGUNSEYE (Now Oluwaseye)
1988 - 89
CAPTAIN - ENG. AYO OBASEKI (now Late)
SECRETARY -MR. SEGUN OGUNSEYE
1989 - 90
CAPTAIN - CHIEF SIJI KOKU (Now Late)
SECREATRY - DR. SEGUN ORELAJA
1990 - 91
CAPTAIN - MR SEGUN OGUNSEYE (now Pastor Oluwaseye)
SECRETARY - DR. LEMBOYE OKUBOYE
1991 - 1993
CARETAKER COMMITTEE HEADED BY APAGUN OLUMIDE
1993 - DATE
STRUGGLE TO DEFINE A WORKING STRUCTURE FOR THE CLUB LEADING TO VARIOUS BROKEN DOWN WORKING AGREEMENTS ON HOW TO SELECT EXECUTIVE FOR THE CLUB.
The Abeokuta Golf Club started full golfing activities and had its yearly Annual General meetings at which new Officers were elected for the Club. The table above shows the names of the Officers who were so elected.
Crisis started after a Caretaker Committee headed by Apagun Olumide, overstayed its mandate of six months by over eighteen months and then started the attempt to change the name of the Club to Abeokuta Golf Internation Limited.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Construction of Abeokuta Golf Course
79.35 hectares parcel of land near the Governors Office at Oke Mosan Abeokuta was identified, demarcated and handed over to members of Abeokuta Golf Club. This land was eventually surveyed on Plan No AB646 with the title: Site for Abeokuta Golf Course (within Secretariat Complex)
From early in 1987, the Club then proceeded to clear the entire parcel of land with assistance from the Ministry of Works, Ogun River Basin Development Authority, OGADEP, 32 Infantry Brigade Alamala, and some private tractor-hiring companies
After clearing the site, the Club requested for professional assistance from NAGA, GUN, PGAN, sister Golf Clubs in Ikeja, Ewekoro, Ibadan, Ikoyi and Ilorin for the design and construction of an18-hole Golf course. The responses were overwhelming.
The construction and maintenance works on the Course were funded through members’ subscriptions and donations from Government, private companies, individuals and tournament sponsorships.
In order to provide training for prospective golfers, the State Government employed a Professional Golfer through the State’s Sports Council and assigned him to the Cub. It was a partnership that worked as many golfers were trained through this process.
A makeshift shed was donated by Ogun State Property Investment Corporation (OPIC) to be used a temporary club house.
The playing of Golf then started in earnest, once again, in Abeokuta.
From early in 1987, the Club then proceeded to clear the entire parcel of land with assistance from the Ministry of Works, Ogun River Basin Development Authority, OGADEP, 32 Infantry Brigade Alamala, and some private tractor-hiring companies
After clearing the site, the Club requested for professional assistance from NAGA, GUN, PGAN, sister Golf Clubs in Ikeja, Ewekoro, Ibadan, Ikoyi and Ilorin for the design and construction of an18-hole Golf course. The responses were overwhelming.
The construction and maintenance works on the Course were funded through members’ subscriptions and donations from Government, private companies, individuals and tournament sponsorships.
In order to provide training for prospective golfers, the State Government employed a Professional Golfer through the State’s Sports Council and assigned him to the Cub. It was a partnership that worked as many golfers were trained through this process.
A makeshift shed was donated by Ogun State Property Investment Corporation (OPIC) to be used a temporary club house.
The playing of Golf then started in earnest, once again, in Abeokuta.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Formation of Abeokuta Golf Club
THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF ABEOKUTA GOLF CLUB
1. The piece of land known as Abeokuta Golf Vourse forms a part of the Ogun State Secretariat Complex; a large parcel of land acquired for public purpose at the inception of Ogun State in 1976
2. On January 24th 1987, Abeokuta Golf Club was formed with a pioneer executive headed by Col. Agunbiade Lawal as Club Captain. The Club’s primary objective was the promotion and development of the game of golf in Ogun State
3. The Government in trust, bequeathed this responsibility of developing and promoting the game of Golf in the State to Abeokuta Golf Club, a recreational and sporting association, whose first Captain, Col Agunbiade Lawal (now deceased) was the Brigade Comander, 32 Infantry Brigade, Nigerian Army and also the Vice-Chairman of the State Executive Council
Other pioneer members of the Golf Club include :
· Late Eng Ayo Obaseki – Zonal Director NEPA as Vice Captain
· Chief Wale Otesile – then MD OPIC as Financial Secretary/Treasurer
· Chief Tebun Fagbemi – then Commissioner for Local Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs
· Mr Segun Ogunseye (now Pastor Segun Oluwaseye) – a practisisng Estate Surveyor and Valuer as Secretary
· Chief Akin Akande a BusinessmanSurveyor Ayo Oresegun – then Principal Land, Ministry of Lands and Survey as Course OfficerConsidering the caliber of these men, the Government was persuaded that they were capable of defending this public trust
1. The piece of land known as Abeokuta Golf Vourse forms a part of the Ogun State Secretariat Complex; a large parcel of land acquired for public purpose at the inception of Ogun State in 1976
2. On January 24th 1987, Abeokuta Golf Club was formed with a pioneer executive headed by Col. Agunbiade Lawal as Club Captain. The Club’s primary objective was the promotion and development of the game of golf in Ogun State
3. The Government in trust, bequeathed this responsibility of developing and promoting the game of Golf in the State to Abeokuta Golf Club, a recreational and sporting association, whose first Captain, Col Agunbiade Lawal (now deceased) was the Brigade Comander, 32 Infantry Brigade, Nigerian Army and also the Vice-Chairman of the State Executive Council
Other pioneer members of the Golf Club include :
· Late Eng Ayo Obaseki – Zonal Director NEPA as Vice Captain
· Chief Wale Otesile – then MD OPIC as Financial Secretary/Treasurer
· Chief Tebun Fagbemi – then Commissioner for Local Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs
· Mr Segun Ogunseye (now Pastor Segun Oluwaseye) – a practisisng Estate Surveyor and Valuer as Secretary
· Chief Akin Akande a BusinessmanSurveyor Ayo Oresegun – then Principal Land, Ministry of Lands and Survey as Course OfficerConsidering the caliber of these men, the Government was persuaded that they were capable of defending this public trust
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