Trustees
& General committee

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  Mr Alaba Okupe

  Mr Alaba Okupe caption

  Mr Alaba Okupe Close

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  Mr Isaac Sunday Areola

  Mr Isaac Sunday Areola Close

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  Mr Olabode Agusto

  Mr Olabode Agusto Close

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  Engr. Akin Laguda

  Engr. Akin Laguda Close

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  Mr. Yanju Scott

  Mr. Yanju Scott Close

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  Mr Abayomi Orenuga

  Club Chairman

  Mr Abayomi Orenuga Close

  Abayomi Orenuga attended the prestigious Government College, Ibadan and obtained B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and post-graduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM), Rueil Malmaison, France. He also obtained LL.B. degree in 1999 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in May 2002. He was in the employment of TOTAL E&P Nigeria for several years and his career profile included postings to Angola, Cameroon, France, South Korea and UK. He retired voluntarily in 2012, and thereafter established LOTAFES Resources Limited, a Petroleum Engineering Consulting outfit and Clichy Solicitors, an energy law firm. He joined Ciscon Nigeria Limited, an Oil & Gas service company, in February 2014 as General Manager, Engineering Services. He speaks English and French, and is a member of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN). He is also a Mediator. He is past Chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (Section 61), a founding member and past Secretary-General of the Nigerian Gas Association, and past Executive member of International Gas Union. He was Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Petroleum Studies, University of Port-Harcourt teaching Petroleum Project Management to Post-Graduate students. He served on the Presidential Task Force on Contract Processing in Nigerian Oil & Gas industry in 2011 and was a member of Committee on National Policy on Gas Development & Commercialization. He also served on the Governing Board of General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State from 2009 to 2015, and the Strategic Planning Committee for Rural Development in the State. He has attended numerous technical and management development programmes in Nigeria and abroad, and presented papers at major International Energy Conferences. He served as Vice Chairman of Ikoyi Club 1938 in 2013/2015. As Vice-Chairman of the Club, his responsibilities included the Chairmanship of Purchase & Price Monitoring Sub-Committee (PPMC), Industrial Relations Sub-Committee and the Anniversary Sub-Committee which organized the 75th Anniversary during which the foundation stone of the Multi-Storey Car Park was laid by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Arc. Namadi Sambo. He had earlier served as a member of Disciplinary Sub-Committee and Trustees Investigation Panel in 2009. He was elected Chairman of Ikoyi Club 1938 on February 28, 2019.

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  Mr Tafa Zibiri-Aliu

  Vice Chairman

  Mr Tafa Zibiri-Aliu Close

  Mustafa Zibiri-Aliu bagged his degree from University of Benin, Benin City and then proceeded to the University of Lagos for his MSC program. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Deep Trust Investment Limited and an associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers of Nigeria. He has served the Club as a member of the Investment Sub-Committee, Bar Adviser, 2015-2017. He is the Vice Chairman of the Club.

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  Mr Abiodun Lanre Olaleru

  Honorary Secretary

  Mr Abiodun Lanre Olaleru Close

  Abiodun Olaleru is the Managing Partner of Headwaters Legal Advisory, a full service law Firm nestled in the Central Business District of Lagos, the heartbeat of Nigeria's financial hub. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1993 and has cognate experience in several areas of law notable of which is Banking, Finance and Commercial Law as well as Insolvency and Business Combinations/Mergers and Acquisitions. After a fifteen year stint as Head of Chambers and later Partner in charge of litigation at the Commercial Law Firm of George Ikoli & Okagbue, he branched out in 2017 to establish Headwaters Legal Advisory Law Firm® with a vision of offering qualitative legal advisory and related services at competitive rates and changing the face of law practice across the African Continent. He is a vastly experienced superior court litigator in the areas of corporate/commercial law, international contracts documentation and negotiations; corporate management and finance; secured credit; energy (oil and gas, and power) for private and government Institutions. He has advised on corporate restructuring especially with respect to Mergers and Acquisitions, Management Buyouts, and hybrid business combinations to suit the objectives and aspirations of the client and has varied experience in alternative dispute resolution as well as transactional work.

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  Mr Oluseun Oduyemi

  Honorary Treasurer

  Mr Oluseun Oduyemi Close

  Oluseun Oduyemi is a graduate of Business Administration from Olabisi Onabanjo University, had his Masters at Olabisi Onabanjo University in 2000. He is a Chartered Accountant, Tax and Forensic Consultant. Technical Partner at Olumuyiwa Odeniyi & Co. and the Director at KiaKia Business Solutions Limited. He was a treasurer of Table Tennis Section in 2011-2013. He is currently the Honorary Treasurer.

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  Mr Uwen Udoh

  Golf Captain

  Mr Uwen Udoh Close

  Mr. Uwem Udoh - Managing Director, Well Manned Company Limited Mr. Udoh is an oil and gas professional with over 35 years of international experience in oil & gas projects. He has managed and played lead technical roles in numerous onshore and offshore (Africa - West, North and East, the North Sea, Middle East, Russia, Japan and North America) oil and gas field developments for Shell, Baroid and Schlumberger and WellManned. He has been Project Manager on various engineering, construction and drilling campaigns in different parts of the world and is currently CEO of WellManned, an Integrated Project Management company in Nigeria. He is also the Chairman of Coastland Energy Logistics Limited, a marine logistics Company, offering vessel management services and providing vessels in the oil and gas industry. Coastland holds a significant interest in Calabar Port. Mr Udoh is a Petroleum Engineer, and a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and COREN, a member of the Institute of Directors and seats on the board of several other companies. He is also passionate about giving back to society and his community and supports various charities as well as having a scholarship scheme for students from Primary School up to University level. He has served the Club as Vice-Captain of Ikoyi Club Golf Section 2019-2020, Chairman Nigeria Cup 2019, Nigeria Cup Committee 2015/2016, 2016/2017, Golf Section Committee 2015/2016, 2016/2017. Uwem Udoh is the present Golf Captain.

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  Maryann Chukwueke

  Chairman - Lawn Tennis

  Maryann Chukwueke Close

  Maryann Chukwueke (Maryann Chuks), graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1983 where she bagged her degree in Education. She had her Masters in University of Ibadan, Nigeria in Industrial & Labours Relations. She currently works at Germaine Auto Group Lekki Expr. as Group Vice President. She has served the Club as Vice Chairman, Lawn Tennis Section, 2018. Games Captain, Lawn Tennis Section, 2007, Entertainment Officer, Lawn Tennis, 2005, Ladies Games Captain 2001. She is the Lawn Tennis Chairman.

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  Mr Oloyede Obatoyinbo

  Swimming Chairman

  Mr Oloyede Obatoyinbo Close

  Oloyede is an experienced Mortgage Banking and Project Finance professional with more than 25 years financial services experience, over 20 of those years in real estate financing, primary and secondary mortgage markets in the USA and Nigeria. Prior to founding REBCo, a Project Finance consulting firm, and the Premier accredited Mortgage Brokerage firm in Nigeria, Oloyede was the Vice President, Group Head, Home Loans Division at First City Monument Bank (FCMB). Before FCMB, Oloyede was a Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) specialist at Fannie Mae in Washington DC. He joined Fannie Mae from State Street Bank in Boston, Massachusetts where he was a Senior MBS Corporate Trust Administrator. Oloyede is a member of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), Virginia chapter USA, Member of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), USA and Member of the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN). He holds a BSc in Banking & Finance from University of Lagos, and an MBA with specializations in Finance, Public & Corporate Accounting from the Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, New York. He is the Swimming Chairman of Ikoyi Club 1938.

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  Dr Sojinrin Mobolaji Olumide

  Squash Chairman

  Dr Sojinrin Mobolaji Olumide Close

  Olumide Sojinrin, is a Public Health Physician by profession and currently works with the Lagos State Government as the Medical Director/CEO General Hospital Mushin. He attended University of Ibadan where he obtained a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry (BSc. Biochemistry) and went further to obtain a degree in Medicine (MBBS). He later obtained a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from the University of Lagos. As a Medical Practitioner and Public Health Physician he joined the Lagos State Civil Service In 2002 and has worked in several State Secondary Healthcare facilities before being appointed in 2010, as The Deputy Director Medical Services, Lagos State Health Service Commission. In 2016 he was appointed as Medical Director/CEO General Hospital Agbowa before his current posting in 2017 to General Hospital Mushin as the Medical Director/CEO An ardent squash player from childhood who was mentored by his father (Dr Mobolaji Sojinrin) in the game, he represented University of Ibadan in several NUGA games and has continued to do same for Ikoyi Club 1938 and the Squash section, locally, regionally and internationally, in competitions and invitationals. As a member of Ikoyi Club, over the years (2011-2019), he has served on the Squash section EXCO as; Squash Vice Captain, Squash Captain and Squash Medical Adviser. He also was a member of the Ikoyi Club 1938 Medical Advisory Committee (2013-2015) and Member of the Obsolete Item Committee (2015). He is currently the Chairman of Squash Chairman.

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  Mr Kassim Ayinla Abdulrahman

  Badminton Chairman

  Mr Kassim Ayinla Abdulrahman Close

  A graduate of Accounting from Yaba College of Technology, in 1996. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He was a Civil Servant at the start of his working career with a stint with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), where he worked in the Accounts section where he was responsible for cleaning up the Bank reconciliations and Budget of the parastatal and instituting the framework for future cycles as well as the Commercial section responsible for revenue generation. He was also a banker with experiences in varied Banking units and Divisions spanning several years in various banks. His banking experience started with Nigerian-American Merchant Bank of Nigeria (NAMBL) in 1997 and he was at various times with Eko International Bank, Devcom Bank, and Intercontinental Bank Plc. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Libra Energy Services Limited, an energy trading company with turnover in excess of N2billion with outlets in several states of the country. He is happily married with Children and enjoys the game of Badminton, football and conflict resolution.

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  Mr Ogunleye Olajide Edward

  Table Tennis Chairman

  Mr Ogunleye Olajide Edward Close

  Chief Olajide OGUNLEYE bagged a Higher National Diploma, Accountancy & Finance (1987) at Yaba College of Technology and a Post Graduate Diploma; Banking & Finance (2005). He has been working with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation from 1986 to Date and He is the Manager, Head Office Account, NAPIMS. He is married to Mrs Olubukola Ogunleye and has three children. He is the Chairman, Table Tennis Section.

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  Ashish Gajjar

  Snooker Chairman

  Ashish Gajjar Close

  Ashish Gajjar is a graduate of Commerce, specializing in Accounts, Auditing and Computer Programming. He bagged his Masters in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing and International Business from India. He works with Louis Dreyfus Commodities as the Business Unit Head for Nigeria and Adviser to the West African Region. He has served the Club as Vice Chairman of Snooker Section from 2018-2020, Competition Secretary of Golf Section from 2019-2020 and Competition Secretary of Snooker Section in 2004 and 2014. He is the current Chairman of Billiards and Snooker Section.

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  Tokunbo L. Rufai

  Chairman - Other Sports

  Tokunbo L. Rufai Close

  Tokunbo L. Rufai graduated from Middlesex University England and had his MBA at the University of ASTON, England. He is an accountant by profession. He is also the Chairman/ CEO of NIBOSI Enterprises Nigeria Limited(A Real Estate company). He was Secretary of Other Sports Section 2016-2018. Entertainment Secretary of Other Sports 2018-2019, Member of Investment Committee 2018. He is the Chairman of Other Sports Section.

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  Mr. Bolaji Martins

  Mr. Bolaji Martins Close

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  Mrs. Abimbola Ajayi

  Premises Adviser

  Mrs. Abimbola Ajayi Close

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  Otunba Adewale Olufeko

  Bar Adviser

  Otunba Adewale Olufeko Close

  Adewale Olufeko attended Ogun State University where he studied and bagged a B.Sc degree in Economics in 1987. He started his career in England with the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) from 1988-1992. From 1992-2003, he worked with City Bank, New York. He has served in the Entertainment Sub-Committee of Ikoyi Club for two years. He is married with four Children. He is the Entertainment Chairman of Ikoyi Club 1938

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  Princess Adetoun Kujore

  Catering Adviser

  Princess Adetoun Kujore Close

  Princess Adetoun Kujore is an Interior Designer and a Cassava Exporter to the United Kingdom. She bagged B.Sc Accounting from University of Lagos. She served the Club as a member of the Catering Sub-Committee 2005-2007 and 2015-2016. She was the Entertainment Chairman of Ikoyi Club, 2008-2010 and presently the Catering Adviser.

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  Babatunde Orungbeja

  General Manager

  Babatunde Orungbeja Close

  Tunde joined Ikoyi Club 1938 in February 2016 as General Manager / Chief Executive Officer. He has a rich heritage (21 years) in 5 star hotel operations and one of the select Nigerians to have attained the no. 2 position in a 5 star hotel in Nigeria. He attended various executive managerial training in the Middle East, Europe and Africa on hotel set up, operations and management. He also has an enviable track record in the field of operational innovation and process management (Six Sigma, Lean sigma, Blue Ocean strategy, etc.). Tunde is one of the very few privileged experts to have introduced the Six Sigma methodology in Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the Management Centre Europe and a certified member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. He is currently writing a doctoral thesis on marketing communications and value delivery in the Nigerian Hospitality sector at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is also level 2 certified on occupational standards for the catering sector (HACCP) and a blessed family man.

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