{"id":13857,"date":"2025-06-07T10:45:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T09:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdonhear.org\/?p=13857"},"modified":"2025-06-07T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T09:45:50","slug":"seyi-adewunmi-pledges-unity-in-first-speech-as-lagos-country-clubs-25th-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdonhear.org\/?p=13857","title":{"rendered":"Seyi Adewunmi Pledges Unity in First Speech as Lagos Country Club\u2019s 25th President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ikeja, Lagos \u2014 June 7, 2025<br>In a ceremony blending solemnity with hope, the Incorporated Trustees of the Lagos Country Club today swore in the 2025\/26 Management Council, urging members to heal past wounds and propel the institution forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aare Kola Oyefeso, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, opened with gratitude, praising God and the membership for restoring democratic leadership after nearly two years in crisis management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt would have been sheer indifference to inaugurate this Council as if nothing had happened,\u201d he said, stressing the need to acknowledge recent events for the sake of transparency and institutional memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paparazzipressnig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250607-WA0010.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21652\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He paid warm tribute to the three ad hoc bodies that steadied the Club through its darkest days: the Interim Management Committee under Tony Awe, the Caretaker Committee led by Alhaji Moradeyo, and the final transition team chaired by Chief Olayinka Ogunmekan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo those who sneered at these great members, we beseech God to forgive them,\u201d the Trustees added. \u201cMay they come to see how intrinsically beneficial it is to serve one another, the Club, and society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paparazzipressnig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000123982.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21649\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oyefeso acknowledged the heavy toll of internal strife, calling on all stakeholders to move beyond personal rivalries and back the new leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome have risen above ego and told Satan to get lost,\u201d he noted pointedly, emphasizing that tradition alone can no longer hold the Club together in today\u2019s social and legal landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turning to the Club\u2019s governing document, he warned that decades-old assumptions have become legal flashpoints, fueling litigation and division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paparazzipressnig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000123986.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21650\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe impression prevalent is that we have a faulty constitution that was capitalized upon,\u201d he said, urging a comprehensive review to prevent a recurrence of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the heart of the ceremony was the swearing-in of Mr. Oluwaloseyi \u201cSeyi\u201d Adewunmi as the Club\u2019s 25th President, alongside his team: Engr. Tunji Amosu (Vice President), Mr. Toyin Deinde (Secretary General), Otunba Abimbola Olaniyi (Treasurer), Mr. Francis Ofordu (Membership Secretary), Mr. Ose Lato (Social Secretary), Mr. Vincent Olasogba (Sports Secretary) and Arc. Tokunbo Ashiru (Council Member).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paparazzipressnig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000123987.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21651\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his inaugural address, Adewunmi tendered \u201can unreserved apology to every member\u201d for any distress since June 2023. Reflecting on childhood lessons, he recalled, \u201cAs a child known only as Tom Perry, I was made to apologize under an elder\u2019s watchful eye. Today, as an elder myself, I must initiate reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 June 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XLGlSYqSP8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He concluded by challenging his Council to deliver \u201cexceptional membership services\u201d without excuse and called on all members to embrace \u201csynergy, mutual respect, and purposeful governance\u201d as the Club charts its new course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ikeja, Lagos &mdash; June 7, 2025In a ceremony blending solemnity with hope, the Incorporated Trustees of the Lagos Country Club today swore in the 2025\/26 Management Council, urging members to heal past wounds and propel the institution forward. 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