IBB Golf Club gets new caddy shed

A modern caddy shed has been constructed at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja by Mr and Mrs Cecil Ezem Osakwe.

The caddy shed which is captioned under “Captain Cup 22 project” has given a new, beautiful outlook to the green and 18-hole course golf.

Handing over the shed to the new captain of the club, Dr Banjo Obaleye, in the presence of Board of Trustees (BOT) members, members of the club and caddies, Cecil Ezem Osakwe, said he was motivated to execute the project for the fact that was for the benefit of the caddies who are lower level people in golf community.

“The caddies are usually the lower level of golfers but they are the ones who make it happen, help us carry our golf bags and cards.

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“So, when I was given this project, the fact that it is going for people at this level was my strong motivation,” Osakwe revealed.

Osakwe, who is a Harvard-trained legal luminary and consummate real estate developer, believed the maintenance of the edifice would not be a problem for the users due to the quality of the work.

“First, I’m a builder, but a lawyer by profession and I’m into real estate development. I like anything that has to do with me to have it stand out. I won’t go into how much it cost, but the good thing is that because of the quality of the work, it will not be easy to damage it no matter how irresponsible you are,” he stated.

Chairman, BOT of the club, General I.B.M. Haruna (rtd), showered encomium on the Osakwes for showing love and focusing on the lower level people in the society who he said are in the majority but often forgotten.

“It is difficult to think about the wellbeing of the lower people in the society who are often the majority.

“The caddies are the ones who carry our bags and clubs, and are aware of the challenges and obstacles of the golf course being played, along with the best strategy in playing it.

“So, I thank the past captain and Osakwe for thinking toward the comfort of the lower level in our midst and building this for them,” General Haruna said.

The club captain, Dr Banjo Obaleye and past captain, Senator Emmanuel Anosike, thanked Mr and Mrs Osakwe for the honour done to the club.

Senator Anosike, during whose tenure as captain of the club the project was initiated, said the caddies are one of the biggest representatives of the different job clusters that golf creates and their role is strategic.

“Our goal was to communicate to them that we care about them by virtue of being around the game and we thank Osakwe for perfectly demonstrating our love and care to the caddies,” Anosike said.