Golfers exhale as Polaris Bank arrive with Unity Cup | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

He is broad-minded, a thinker and a doer. Anytime Dr. Meckson Innocent Okoro dreams, it must come to pass. Though it might take a while, and difficult at times, as its always the case on the golf course, it is the result that matters.

It cares less about your age; it does not matter whether you are young or old, come from a rich family or from a poor background. Once you step on the course, ‘you are a golfer’. He found Peter Eben-Spiff, a former Lagos Open Champion; a Golfer with numerous other trophies to show for his prowess in golf to lead his Planning Committee. Tade Adekunle: experience amateur and the current Golf Section’s Competition Secretary was with him on the Planning Committee, so also were others. Vice Captain, Tony Oboh. He was not only visible, but active.

Expectedly, they all showed up for the mini golf festival. Okoro was happy, the guests were impressed. With the immense backing of Polaris Bank, the game was soon on auto-pilot. But the most interesting thing was the race for the tournament’s coveted trophy; the first of its kind in Nigeria. Now, Rotimi Obajimi is not an unknown quantity in golf, not only in golf but in sports generally. He is a former athlete and former athlete coach; one that produced some of the most popularly athletes of yesteryears. For most part of 2020, golf was the last thing on the mind of the man.

Everyone present was happy, the sponsor; Polaris Bank were elated, Okoro was impressed. Ladies and Gentlemen, Okoro roared into the dark dead night at the events closing ceremony, “it’s been a wonderful week”, he said at the well attended gala night.“When you look at this country today, you’ll notice that there are challenges bedeviling us a country. Thus, we felt we should also do something that will help unify this country.

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