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Lagos Country Club Celebrates 77th Anniversary as Ooni of Ife Unveils Project Falcon

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  • Lagos Country Club in Ikeja celebrated its 77th anniversary with prominent Nigerian guests and representatives from sister clubs.
  • Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi unveiled Project Falcon, a remodeling and redevelopment project covering the club’s entrance, bars and recreational sections.
  • Club President Seyi Adewunmi and anniversary organizers presented the project as an investment in the club’s future while honoring its history since 1949.

Lagos Country Club marked its 77th anniversary by unveiling a broad redevelopment project intended to refresh several of its best-known facilities.

The president, Seyi Adewunmi, has taken the Club to another level. As a Vice Patron of the Club, I am so proud to be a part of Lagos Country Club.

— Oba Adeyeye OgunwusiThe Ooni of Ife praised the club president during the unveiling of Project Falcon.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, unveiled Project Falcon during the celebration at the club’s Ikeja premises. The work covers the entrance and foyer, the Main Bar, Garden Bar and Falcon Bar, as well as areas for aerobics and taekwondo, Scrabble, other games and snooker and billiards.

The Ooni praised Club President Seyi Adewunmi, saying, “The president, Seyi Adewunmi, has taken the Club to another level. As a Vice Patron of the Club, I am so proud to be a part of Lagos Country Club.”

At 77, we do not merely turn a page. We stand beneath a tree that our fathers planted in 1949, and we look up, astonished, at how wide the branches of that small tree have grown.

— Seyi AdewunmiThe club president reflected on the institution’s history and generations of members.

Adewunmi used the anniversary to recognize generations of members who had sustained the club since its founding on August 3, 1949. “At 77, we do not merely turn a page. We stand beneath a tree that our fathers planted in 1949, and we look up, astonished, at how wide the branches of that small tree have grown,” he said.

As we mark this important milestone, we are reminded that the true strength of Lagos Country Club lies not only in its facilities or traditions, but in its people.

— Niyi OyemadeThe anniversary planning committee chairman credited members for the club’s development.

Planning committee chairman Niyi Oyemade said the club’s strength rested on its members and their contributions. He described Project Falcon as a commitment to preserve the club’s heritage while allowing it to develop for future generations. Business leaders, politicians, traditional rulers and representatives of Apapa Club, Ikoyi Club, Island Club, Ikeja Club and Association of Friends attended the event.

The commissioning of Project Falcon today is a fitting expression of that spirit of progress.

— Niyi OyemadeOyemade linked the redevelopment project to the club’s plans for continuity and growth.
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