In a ceremony marked by solemnity and optimism, the Lagos Country Club today swore in its 2025/26 Management Council, urging members to set aside past divisions and embrace a refreshed vision.
Aare Kola Oyefeso, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, expressed gratitude to God and the membership for restoring democratic governance after nearly two years under crisis management.
“It would have been sheer indifference to inaugurate the newly elected Council as if nothing had happened,” Oyefeso noted, emphasizing the need to document recent events for transparency and institutional memory.
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He paid tribute to the three ad hoc committees that guided the Club through its most turbulent chapter—the Interim Management Committee under Tony Awe, the Caretaker Committee led by Alhaji Moradeyo, and the transition team headed by Chief Olayinka Ogunmekan.
“To those who sneered at these great members, we beseech God to forgive them,” the Trustees said, urging critics to recognize the value of service to the Club and society.
Acknowledging the toll of internal strife, the Trustees challenged members to rise above personal grievances. “Some have risen above ego and asked Satan to get lost,” they remarked, underscoring the necessity of evolving beyond deference to tradition alone.
Warning that outdated assumptions had become legal flashpoints, the Trustees called for an urgent, comprehensive review of the Club’s constitution. “The impression prevalent is that we have a faulty constitution that was capitalised upon,” they said, vowing to prevent future litigation and division.
Turning to the newly elected leadership, the Trustees declared, “There can only be one captain of a ship. The Captain of our Ship this moment is Mr. Seyi Adewunmi, and cooperation with him is indeed cooperation with the Club.”
Mr. Oluwaloseyi “Seyi” Adewunmi, sworn in as the Club’s 25th President, opened his address with an unreserved apology. “I want to publicly tender my unreserved apology to every member of Lagos Country Club,” he said, offering “a hand of fellowship and a peace offering” to rebuild the institution.
Reflecting on a childhood lesson, Adewunmi recalled, “As a child known only as Tom Perry, I was made to apologize under an elder’s watchful eye. Today, as an elder myself, I must initiate reconciliation.”
He honored those whose discreet efforts kept the Club afloat, praising Chief Ogunmekan’s “rescue team” and sectional chairmen whose “meetings, counselling, mediating, and one-on-one outreach” averted collapse. “There are so many elders who planted trees under whose shade they may never sit,” he added.
Concluding his remarks, Adewunmi charged his Management Council to deliver outstanding service. “Our members have suffered and been patient; they deserve only the best membership experiences. As Chairman, I will listen to no excuse,” he declared, before welcoming his team to the work ahead.
