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Epe Defends eTranzact Title, Pockets N3m Cheque
Joel Ajayi
Francis Epe has won the second eTranzact Golf Classic in Abuja.
Epe, who is the defending champion of the tournament defeated emerged with the best score others to coveted trophy on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the IBB Golf and Country Club.
Epe scored 71, one under par, consecutively on the three days of the event finishing with 213 in total. His score is two shots better Andrew Odoh, who came second, while Ibrahim Ocheje placed third with 220 score.
The champion who went home with N3 million cheque, was thankful to have defended the title and hopefully that he would travel to the United States for a tour in September.
“I am thankful to God that I was able to defend the title. It was tough playing against top players but I had to relax, focus and trust my ability.
“I am thankful to eTranzact and the Professional Golf Developmental (PGD) Tour for opportunities to play. We rarely have tournaments and it isn’t good for our development.
“Hopefully, I will feature in more events before the end of the year. I hope to travel to the U.S for tours in September. I hope I can get a sponsor early enough to achieve that,” Epe added.
Reaching on the success of the event, Niyi Toluwalope, the Managing Director/CEO of eTranzact, congratulated all participants, adding that the event surpassed the expectations of the organizers.
“The future of ETranzact is very bright. I think with the quantity and quality of performance in this edition is a significant increase from what we saw in the first edition.
“We are happy that the investments we made to partner with and support this venture has paid off.
“We are looking forward to next one where we will provide additional resources and ensure the quality remains consistent and get quality feedback like we have received so far,” he said.
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Remain Calm, IBB International Golf Club Tells Members
It was an unusual scenario Saturday morning as the security agencies comprises of Police and DSS stormed the club, asking staff and members to vacate the club house and course.
While reacting to the incident, the release signed by Ibrahim Alhassan Babayo, the Captain of the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, described the incident as unfortunate and unexpected.
Ibrahim Babayo accused some minority members with vested interest who collaborated with some security men to seal the club in an attempt to disrupt the scheduled Extra-ordinary General Meeting of the Club.
The release urged everyone to remain calm, assured them that all necessary legal steps will be taken to ensure that the process of filing the Board of Trustees, BOT, vacancies is conducted correctly despite the attempts to derail the process.
The Captain said the club will not relent in its efforts to ensure fairness, transparency and due process prevail.
While assuring the members of continued support and trust, the statement asked the staff and members to await further instructions.
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