By Funsho Arogundade
For over 75 years, the Lagos Motor Boat Club has been a beacon of boating culture and community, becoming a part of Nigerian history. The member-only prestigious club has remained at the heart of nautical excellence, fostering generation to generation of boating enthusiasts, creating lifelong friendships and loyalties. Housed in a white colonial-era building on the bustling Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos and boasting a view of the serene lagoon where the rich and famous yachts are moored, bobbing up and down, the club has members from some of Lagos’ most prominent families. Suffice to say that the membership is exclusive and privileged.
On January 29, the club had an unforgettable 75th anniversary dockside party where members and some privileged guests raised glasses to toast and dance the night away in celebration of the milestone. Still basking in the euphoria of that landmark celebration, the elite club hosted another gathering of the eagles on Sunday February 9. The club welcomed as its newest honorary members in person of His Royal Highness Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri and His Royal Highness Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi. At the exclusive ceremony, the club management committee treated guests to an evening filled with melodies, laughter, and warmth of festive cheers. During the ceremony, the club also extended a warm welcome to other distinguished individuals to join the two notable monarchs as honorary members of the club. They are tech entrepreneur Shola Akinlade and world-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua.