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  • GCIOBA Table Tennis tourney gets new dates

    GCIOBA Table Tennis tourney gets new dates

    The organisers of the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association  86/92 set Closed Table Tennis Championship have announced a new date for the tournament after the government announcement of midterm break for the students of the school during the initial date of October 30 and 31.

    The championship tagged The Ultimate House Showdown will now take place on November 6 and 7 with all the houses in the college, Carr, Field, Powell, Swanston and Grier all playing for honour and prize money over the two days.

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    Explaining the reasons for the change in date, Charles Olayinka, one of the organisers, said with all the students were expected to go home and spend time with their parents for the midterm holiday, there is a need to move the championships by one week.

    “After getting information about the midterm break, we agreed to move it a week further,” he said.

    “However, I can assure everyone that the glamour will definitely be the same as all the players are going to have fun.

    “Planning is ongoing, in full force and proceeding well and we all can’t wait for the day to come.”

  • Book on GCIOBA president for launch

    Book on GCIOBA president for launch

    The launch of the autobiography by late High Chief Gabriel Akin-Deko, titled: I Drink to the Future, is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, February 19 at Queen’s Park Event Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event is being organised by the author’s family with Government College Ibadan Old Boy’s Association (GCIOBA), where the late high chief had been a foundation student, teacher, housemaster, President of GCIOBA and life patron.

    Written by the late high chief before his demise in 1987, the book chronicles the life and times of one of the nation’s topmost politicians, who counted late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Shehu Shagari amongst his friends.

    The book deals with recollections from his childhood, his experiences at the government college, the formation of Action Group, the Farm Settlement Scheme, to the Idanre kingship tussle of the 1970s and his days as a leading member of the National Party of Nigeria.

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    The book was recently recovered from the Akin-Deko Family archives and is being published in memory of the late Lisa of Idanre.

    The event will be chaired by Chief Pius Akinyelure, Chairman, NNPCL and Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is special guest of honour. Also expected are representatives of the governors of the six Southwest states that today make up the former Western Region of Nigeria, where the author served as Minister for Agriculture.

    The book review will be by Senator Femi Okurounmu, who is himself a leading member of GCIOBA while the association’s president, Dr. Wale Babalakin SAN, will lead a wide range of members to the event. Dr Akinwunmi Adesina will also speak briefly on the day, while erudite Yanju Adegbite will be the master of ceremonies.