Chuks Udo Okonta
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, winner of 2014 Inspen Corporate Social Responsibility Award, is set to host the 3rd edition of the Open Golf Tournament in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State from Friday, March 13 to Sunday, March 15, 2015.
Golfers and golf enthusiasts from all the notable golf clubs in the country are expected to be part of the 3-day fiesta which promises to be very thrilling and entertaining according to the competition secretary of Ibadan Golf Club, Bernard Nduka who is also a professional golf player.
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc in keeping faith with its unwavering commitment of developing and nurturing sporting talents in the country and beyond, instituted the Open Golf Tournament in perpetuity, in conjunction with Ibadan Golf Club in 2013, signaling a relationship that has become a reference point in the golfing community in Nigeria and beyond. The tournament will witness male and female golfers vying for laurels and trophies in the different categories of the competition.
While commending Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, the Captain of Ibadan Golf Club, Prince Bayo Adeleke at a Pre-Tournament briefing expressed profound appreciation to the Management of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc for staying true to itspromise of sponsoring the tournament in perpetuity. He remarked that, the tournament this time around is worth looking forward to, having improved upon the 2nd edition in all spheres of the competition. He said lovers of golf will no doubt be treated to a good competition on and off the golf course.
“Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has without fail shown enviable commitment towards the advancement of sporting activities and the development of young talents in enhancing the human capital resource in the Sports Industry and urged other corporate organizations to embrace such novel initiatives in collectively developing that sector of the Nigerian economy," He said.
He thanked the Management of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc for its credible support to sports development in Nigeria and beyond.
The company’s Chief Spokesperson and Head, Corporate Communications and Brand Management, Segun Bankolesaid that the gesture is a further indication of the company’s avowed commitment to the development of Sports in the country.
According to him, “our foray into the golfing community is to expose and expand the company’s brand profile to a significant and special group of an insuring unit in the macroscopic order of the Nigerian Insurance Industry, and by extension, create new acceptability platforms for the Industry”.
The company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Wale Onaolapo, said the organization will continue in its stride to stay true to all its aspirations especially in the area of ensuring that Nigerians embrace insurance without any form of compulsion but rather accept it as an inevitable service in sustaining wealth creation.
He further stated that the company has identified Sports as a formidable avenue in spreading thegospel of insurance which explains why the company has remained at the vanguard of promoting pace-setting initiatives in this nature in the Insurance Industry in Nigeria.
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc over the years has sponsored and will continue to sponsor various Sporting, Business and Social Events in the country in expounding on its Corporate Social Responsibility philosophy.
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