Hamid Abobo and Adekumbi Usman have emerged because the winners of the 2024 IBB Previous Captains/Previous Woman Captains Particular Appreciation Kitty held on the IBB Worldwide Golf and Nation Membership, Abuja.
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The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the Particular Appreciation Kitty organized by the IBB Girls Golf Part had no fewer than 200 golfers taking part and slugging it out for honors on the occasion.
Abobo performed 37 steady Ford factors to clinch the best prize previously Captain’s class, whereas Usman performed 37 factors to emerge the winner previously Woman Captain’s class.
An elated Usman who was a woman captain of the membership in 2015 instructed newsmen that she was shocked as properly and delighted to have received in opposition to all odds.
“Unbelievably! Once I began this morning, I by no means knew that I used to be going to come back out tops on the finish.
“My first, second, and third holes had been good. However after I received to the fourth gap, it turned a unique factor, and I instructed myself that there was no have to really feel any stress.
“I selected somewhat to simply benefit from the sport and proceed, and that was what took me by means of from gap 4 as much as gap 18.
“So, I used to be so shocked to listen to my identify that evening because the winner,” she mentioned.
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Within the Auxiliary award class, D. Mamza received the prize for the longest drive for women with a distance of 159 meters, whereas Adamu Salisu received the longest drive for males with a distance of 252 meters.
Faridah Wada received the closest to the pin girls prize with a distance of 8.8 ft on gap 12, whereas Bamidele Obiniyi received the closest to the pin prize for males with a distance of three.1 ft.
Dame Julie Donli, the Woman Captain of the Membership and host of the occasion spoke to newsmen on the sidelines of the tee-off ceremony.
Donli mentioned the choice to have fun the previous Captains was borne out of the necessity to recognize those that had made an impression and left an indelible mark within the membership.
She mentioned the Govt Committee of the Girls Golf Part felt it was crucial to have fun the previous Captains and previous Woman Captains of the membership as a result of it was a continuum.
“We’re constructing from the place they stopped. There are lots of issues that we learnt from them they usually nonetheless give us lots of recommendation infrequently.
“Once we are little bit confused about one or two issues, we go to them and they’re at all times there to information and lead us.
“They inform us, ‘that is how we did it, sure you’ll be able to enhance upon it, you’ll be able to suppose out of the field, however for those who go this manner, it’ll provide help to.’
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“So, we felt that Captains come and go. There are some who made an impression whereas they had been right here and a few of their impacts are nonetheless been sustained.
“Folks like which might be very particular to us and so we determined that it was time for us to have fun our previous captains and that was knowledgeable our determination,” Donli mentioned.
She expressed her gratitude to all of the previous Captains and previous Woman Captains, including that she wished them properly with good well being, lengthy life and prosperity.
Ibrahim Babayo, the Captain of the membership mentioned the concept behind the Kitty was to understand the previous Captains and Woman Captains for his or her selfless service to the membership.
“As you realize, any service rendered by any Govt member of this membership is voluntary. There isn’t a any remuneration in any way on your companies rendered to the membership.
“So, that is our personal little method of displaying appreciation,” he mentioned.
Babayo famous that the scheduling of the Kitty was so as to add glamour to this yr’s Independence Golf and Tennis event, including that it was the concept of the women part to host the occasion inside the week of the Independence event.
Mrs. Bose Ngozi Onwuegbu, the Chairperson, Planning Committee famous that this yr’s Appreciation Kitty was the most important and first of its variety ever within the historical past of the membership.
“I’m comfortable to have been saddled with the large duty of chairing this distinctive and particular occasion.
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“It has been taking place right here however was often held for less than the previous captains, however this yr, the Woman Captain of the membership deemed it match to understand each the previous Captains and previous Woman Captains of the membership.
“Because the Chairperson of this occasion, I’m extremely elated and provides because of God for making this potential and blessing us a great climate.
“We additionally introduced within the afro juju grasp himself within the individual of Sir Shina Peters to thrill us with a few of his lovely, evergreen music and we thank God everybody loved themselves and had enjoyable,” she mentioned.
NAN stories that particular company on the tee-off ceremony had been; Dr Magdalene Ajani, the Everlasting Secretary, Ministry of Inside and Mrs. Folashade Joseph, MD/CEO of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance coverage Company
(NAIC).
Others had been; Dr Aisha Achimugu, CEO Falax Oil and Fuel, Chief Mrs Ngozi Osuhor, a previous woman captain of the membership, Hamid Abbo, additionally a previous captain of the membership in addition to Mr. Osas Idahosa, a buddy of the IBB Woman Part.
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