Over the years, precisely, I have a personal phobia for Nigerian social clubs until I was recently invited by a staunch member of the Isoko country club, Otunba Engr Isaac Emiyede, a frontline and cutting edge South-South Action Congress of Nigeria leader in Lagos state to understudy the operation of the club and to celebrate the end of the year party with them which eventually convinced me that some Nigerian social clubs are meant to change the face of Nigeria’s leadership and nothing more.
Some Nigerian social clubs are formed as cult groups to cause havoc in the society but Isoko country club is a club of prayer warriors and a place to build future political and economic leaders in Nigeria. Having visited some of Nigerian social clubs, I discovered that some are mere gatherings to enrich themselves physically and display their ill-gotten wealth with no traceable root.
Isoko country club is highly assembled with intelligent and gifted men with promising future on how to build one Nigeria in all ramifications. Isoko country club is not meant for Isoko people only but only for those that have purposeful leadership in Nigeria. Isoko country is just a name but for high professionals that know the worth of leadership in the country .it is not a political cub but a club that looks into creative leadership of the home and Nigeria.Isoko country club is more accessible and comprehensive in terms of political and economic leadership to Isoko nation and Delta State.
Though the Isoko country club started its operation since August 25th, 1990 with just four amiable and good-natured members, but today, it has grown beyond imaginable numbers of people of sound professions but highly selective in terms of membership of club for not admitting shenanigans and tomfoolery into the club. The purpose of Isoko country club is for high intelligent networking but some social clubs have their own into cult group to cause trouble in the country. Some Nigerian social clubs are being operated by half-baked people with myopic interests. Although social clubs are personal operation which ends of year witness the celebration of low, medium and high clubs in Nigeria? Social clubs are meant to network for business connections and others.
Isoko country club discusses issues that are paramount of importance of developing quality leadership in Isokoland. The membership cut across everybody in Nigeria and for those that know the intellectual leadership and to see the great future of Nigeria as country.
In my face book page recently, somebody commented that how many bottles of drink did I take when I was invited as a guest, point of correction, Isoko country club is full of anointed and spirit-filled pastors and their wives,. Every Nigerian profession is fully represented while most of them schooled in foreign countries with intimidating credentials. We have sound doctors, engineers, lawyers, publishers, technocrats and just mention but a few. Some so-called social clubs have ruined some decent Nigerian family homes especially the women folk while some men clubs are meant to create evil things in the land. Some clubs are converted to secret society but Isoko club is a different one.
This club is meant to proffer solutions to Isoko leadership. Isoko country club comprises of first class politicians who know their academic worth in the society. Isoko country club is rated among the first class clubs in Nigeria like Isoko club 2000, Ikoyi club, Atamu club, Ngwa social club etc. Isoko country club is a registered non profit socio- cultural organization which sole aim to foster unity and promote the interest of Isoko nation and Nigeria. It is not a gathering of blocked heads but for future leaders of our time as well as to build a virile social club founded on justice, unity and professionalism of Isoko in Diaspora and Nigeria.
This move was pioneered by brave, articulated, daring and visionary leaders of the 21st century knowledge gurus like a resounding prominent Isoko sons like Engr Johny Onozefe and three others. The club is opened to everybody that has creative vision to move Isoko nation forward not on political basis but social networking on objective basis to see Isoko nation in the vanguard of leadership in Nigeria.
Since the inception of the club, there has been a tremendous achievement in consolidating the vision of the members. One of the benefits of this intellectual and cerebral club is that Isoko country club is a place of cross- fertilization of ideas among products of creative mindsets whose intimidating resume are essential factors of progress of the club, The likes of Otunba Engr Isaac Emiyede, frontline ACN south-south leader and Ikorodu Iyede branch chairman has largely contributed to the developmental growth of the club at all levels while Engr Solomon Okpithe, the Deputy governor of the club is another icon of achiever with humbly spirit of association without qualms.
Engr Johny Onozefe is the Governor of the club and one of the founding fathers with creative mindset to build leaders with characters of visionary leadership. Others are Barrister Alfred Jarikre, Engr Sunny Iteire, Dr Chief Agbajileke OBJ, Tom Ededhoma, Chief Victor Oyoku,Patrick Ukpowe, Mike Ilivieda and others. Isoko nation must recognized the presence of Isoko country club and make it a remedy for creative leadership in the region. Isoko country club has given hopes to Isoko in digent students, personal scholarships and humanitarian services to the society. It is time for credible and reliable people to join Isoko country club now.
By Godday odidi.
Public affairs Analyst.
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