I Am Leaving Ikoyi Club Better Than  I Met it, Say Zibiri- Aliu

Outgoing Chairman of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938, Tafa Zibiri-Aliu has said  that he’s happy with the noble achievements he recorded while at the helm of affairs of the club. He insisted that the club will continue to encourage grassroots sports development.

Zibiri-Aliu spoke during the send-forth organised in his honour by members of the club last Friday in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The foremost social cultural club in the former federal  capital city will on February 27 elect new executive members that will pilot  it’s  affairs  for the next two years. 

Zibiri-Aliu who counseled incoming executive to give their best in the service to Ikoyi Club, believes that the party put together on his behalf by members was clear evidence that they appreciated the good works he did while in office.

Giving his stewardship, the outgoing Chairman expressed happiness that the dilapidated road in front of the club was fixed during his tenure at no cost to members.

“When I was  running for the Chairmanship position in 2023, I did promise members during our Town Hall Meeting that I was going to fix that road at no cost to the club.

“A lot of people doubted me with some asking how could that be possible since am not a government official.  I pledged then that I’ll use my contacts  to fix the road and to the glory of God, that  road has been fixed.”

Zibiri-Aliu however commend former Lagos State Governor who is immediate past Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashiola, for making that road project possible.

“He (Fashola) connected me with the Federal Inland Revenue Service in Abuja who fixed that  road without the club spending a dime,” revealed the outgoing chairman.

Zibiri- Aliu admitted that his position as a former Vice Chairman of the Club prepared him adequately for the job.

Among some of his achievements include the reconstruction of the gate into the Lawn Tennis Section; the de-flooded of the entire club and making the club IT compliant. “This means that members can now transact business with  the club from the comfort of their homes.”

“We did a lot of things during my tenure to ensure we maintain our position as the best club in Sub- Sahara Africa. The club is now fully IT compliant, we introduced Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and E- Wallet that enables members pay from the comfort of their homes. 

“As I bow out by the end of this month, I will hold my head high because, I achieved so much during my tenure,” observed Zibiri-Aliu.

On what the club was doing in developing grassroots sports, he explained that all the eight sections of the club namely; Golf, table tennis, tennis, squash, badminton, swimming, Billiard (Snooker) and other Sports sections organise regular clinics where children hone their skills in various sports.