How First Bank’s sports initiative converted former President Obasanjo to a Golfer

 

 MD/CEO First Bank, Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu and former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the First Bank sponsored OBJ Golf Tournament

 

First Bank’s unique sports initiative for golf has successfully converted former President Olusegun Obasanjo into a Golfer.

Obasanjo, a renowned squash player, revealed that First Bank’s commitment to the OBJ Golf tournament has now made him to take up playing golf.

First Bank’s First@Sports Initiative is designed by the bank to boost national development.

“First Bank’s consistent sponsorships of this tournament in my honour have finally broken my resistance to golf. I have therefore decided to join league of golf players,” Obasanjo announced to the delight of golfers present at the closing ceremony of the tournament, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Earlier, Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Olusegun Alebiosu, reiterated the bank’s commitment to the sponsorship of the OBJ Golf Tournament, in honour of Obasanjo.

 

 

 

Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Olusegun Alebiosu

Alebiosu, a keen golfer, said it’s in line with the Bank’s commitment to supporting any sporting initiative that bring Nigerians together.

“At First Bank, we appreciate sports as part of our own strategy of reaching across the society and that is line with our theme of being woven into the fabric of the society. And sport, like the OBJ Golf tournament is a good way of bringing people together”, he said.

Adding that the OBJ Golf tournament will enjoy the same commitment that Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship and the Georgian Cup in Kaduna Polo enjoy.

Augustine Friday Nabueze led from start to finish to emerge champions of the at the weekend.

Playing off handicap 3, Nabueze grossed 76 for 73-net score to defeat a field of 134-golfers at the event.

Golfers drawn from across the country took part in the 7th edition of the tournament which ended last weekend.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s oldest financial institution has consistently sponsored the OBJ Golf tournament in Abeokuta.

 

First@Sports Initiative

First Bank’s “First@Sports” initiative is a program aimed at supporting and developing sports in Nigeria. It’s a commitment to nation-building and youth development through sports.

Through this initiative, First Bank sponsors various sporting events, including the National Sports Festival, South West Games, and other sports like polo, golf, and tennis.