Desmond Matthew has won the 8th Sovereign Trust Open Gold Tournament held in Ibadan Golf Club, Onireke, Ibadan, over the weekend.
While Kunle Akinpelu won the trophy in the male category of the insurance group.
In all, over 250 amateur golfers from different golf clubs in the country participated in the 3-day tournament which commenced on Friday, March 7, 2025 through Sunday, March 9, 2025.
Commending the company for its commitment to the project, the Captain of Ibadan Golf Club, Seyi Alaba, thanked the firm for putting together a top-notch golf tournament in the ancient city of Ibadan.
“In the last 3 days that the tournament took place, I was so excited about the fact that your company, Sovereign Trust lit up activities in the state both on the commercial and sporting level. No doubt, you have contributed to the IGR of the state in the past 3 days and Ibadan knows it. We are indeed grateful to your company and we hope that the collaboration between Ibadan Golf Club and your company will be an enduring one that will be mutually beneficial to both parties.”
The managing Director/ CEO
MD/CEO of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Olaotan Soyinka, thanked the Club for finding the organization worthy of such genial relationship that has afforded the company a veritable platform for showcasing its brand to a community of golfers across the country.
The managing Director/ CEO who was represented by Segun Bankole, Head, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, said: “Our association with this regal game is not in any way by accident, rather it is an exhibition of our brand personality and commitment to pace-setting initiatives in the Nigerian Insurance Industry in line with our vision of “being a leading brand, providing insurance and financial services of global standards in the last 30 years of our existence as an underwriting firm that has carved a niche for itself in a unique manner.
“As a socially responsible corporate entity, we will as much as the opportunities avail us continue to support and promote sporting excellence and qualitative recreation both locally and internationally. Our unmatched track records are testimonies of our unflinching commitment towards the enhancement of human capital through sporting activities.”
Some of the golf clubs that participated in the tournament were, Sagamu Golf Club, Ekiti Golf Club, Tiger Golf Club, Ikoyi Club 1938, Abeokuta Golf Club, Ilorin Golf Club, Dolphin Golf Club, Ikeja Golf Club, Saba Golf Club, Micom Golf and Resort Golf Club, IITA Golf Club, Ogbomosho Golf Club and the host club, Ibadan Golf club to mention a few.
Dignitaries at the event include: the chairman of the company, Mr Oluseun Ajayi, Chairman of Boff & Co. Insurance Brokers Limited, Chief Olatunde Babajide-Agbeja, Otunba Deji Osibogun, Trustee, IGC, Kayode Adigun, Executive Director, Finance & Corporate Services and Emmanuel Anikibe, ED, Technical operations, Sovereign Trust and DG Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Mrs. Abimbola Tiamiyu.
