Golf Fore Peace Edo 2025 to tee off in Benin, Lagos and Abuja
The Benin Golf Club will host Golf Fore Peace Edo 2025 on Saturday, June 7, marking the start of a series of tournaments aimed at fostering national unity. The Lagos edition follows at the Ikeja Golf Club on Saturday, June 28, while the Abuja leg takes place at the IBB Golf Club on Friday and […]
The Benin Golf Club will host Golf Fore Peace Edo 2025 on Saturday, June 7, marking the start of a series of tournaments aimed at fostering national unity.
The Lagos edition follows at the Ikeja Golf Club on Saturday, June 28, while the Abuja leg takes place at the IBB Golf Club on Friday and Saturday, November 14-15.
Each event includes a pre-tournament peace roundtable, cocktail evening, ceremonial tee-offs, and vibrant cultural showcases from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. Attendees will enjoy traditional music, poetry, and a food festival, all promoting harmony through golf and cultural exchange.
This initiative highlights the power of sports and heritage in bridging divides and strengthening national cohesion.
According to the tournament’s Initiator and Lead Coordinator, Olowoyo-Otegbade, the Chief of Defence Staff—who supports both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies for peace—backs the event. “Nigeria is in need of unity, dialogue, and reconciliation,” she said. “Peace is not just the absence of conflict, but the active pursuit of harmony across our diverse geopolitical zones.”
The tourney also celebrates individuals who embody innovation, unity, and peace advocacy. Among the Peace Ambassadors to be unveiled in Lagos are Mr. Kayode Falowo (Chairman, Greenwich Merchant Bank), Mr. Bolaji Lawal (MD, Ecobank), Dr. Allen Onyema (Chairman, Air Peace), Mrs. Angela Emuwa (Chairman, Punch Newspapers), Otunba Bimbo Ashiru (Chairman, Odu’a Investment Company), and Lady Ada Chukwulobe (Chairman, Keystone Bank).
The inaugural edition was held at the IBB Golf & Country Club, Abuja, in November 2023, followed by a second at TYB Golf Course in 2024. General C.G. Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, continues to serve as Lead Peace Advocate.