Mayor Okeowo Inducted As Member Of The Prestigious Island Club 

The Executive Chairman of Ifelodun LCDA, Lagos State, Mayor Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, was yesterday inducted as a member of the prestigious Island Club alongside other twenty new inductees.

The event was graced by old members such as the erstwhile president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo; the business magnate, Chief Kensington Adebutu and many other prominent Nigerians.

The incumbent Chairman of the Club, Prince Rabiu Adio Oluwa, during the induction process of the numero uno of Ifelodun LCDA, Mayor Okeowo as a member, said that Okeowo was found worthy and that is why he was inducted as a member.

The Island Club is one of the oldest multinational clubs in Nigeria. Established on Friday, October 29, 1943, in Lagos Island, the club began as a cosmopolitan club comprising members of different nationalities, races, religions, and political orientations. Adeyemo Alakija was the first president.

The Island Club started with 50 Nigerians and foreign gentlemen, one of whom included the British Governor-General of Nigeria, Sir Arthur Richards. In its early stages of development, the club included such members of the Lagos elite such as politicians, lawyers, captains of industry, soldiers, and other professionals.