GUO marks 74th Birthday, Commissions Onitsha Sports Club tennis court

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By Uzo Ugwunze

The Transport and Business mogul Chief Sir Goodwin Ubaka Okeke of GUO Motors has marked his 74th birthday in Grand style with his wife and Onitsha Sports Club members.

Also, the celebrator commissioned one of the two lawn tennis courts renovated by two members of the popular Onitsha Sports club, Anambra State.

Speaking at the occasion, the President of the club, Chief Sir Jude Okoye, expressed satisfaction with the duo activities, stating that people engaging in sports and exercises assist in good health.

The President described the birthday celebrant, Chief Goddy Okeke, as one of the elders and pillars of the club that members emulate.

“As a septuagenarian, we are looking up to them, we just started, we asked God to help us reach such age and more. I believe without sports he may not get to this age, Sports and exercises helps a lot,” he stated

On whether Government can assist in sporting activities he posited that sporting is an expensive thing, that can not be left for individuals alone.

“Sports is not what an individual can do alone, even western’ football, everything cannot work without the government, we want the government to come and help us, we have the foundation, we want them to come and support, “Okoye said.

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Earlier, the chairman on the occasion and chairman, Board of Trustees, (BOT), Chief Gabriel Menakaya Omemgboji, hinted that he has played lawn tennis for 11 years before resolving to go on road walk.

“I can tell you at my age I go for road walk every day for about 46 minutes.On Mondays one and half hours . I encourage everybody to do that at least 90 minutes exercise every day. Have healthy food and mind what you drink and if possible don’t smoke,” Menakaya advised.

Reacting on the court he reconstructed, Chief Ekene Obieli(De PRO) said that he emulated those who have contributed to the development of the sports club to reconstruct the ‘Lawn tennis court four’ that has become weak, as part of his contribution.

“I benefit from what others did to the club and so decided to work on the court as sports help to live healthy. I invited my friend to come and commission the project as we work together,” he hinted.

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In his own speech, Chief Chijioke Maduka, friend to Obieri, said that, “My friend told me about this commissioning and so I decided to do it, a lot is involved, millions, doing something like this, one cannot be checking the money spent as long as you did it for charity.

“One cannot take sporting away, everyone wants to be fit, nobody likes to just collapse and die, everyone avoiding exercises can start today, it is very important,” he advised.

“My friend and I have known for 15 years, I came to commission this great thing he did, we support sports, if I’m not here,I’m at other places like Recreation club, Elite club,” Maduka stated.

Speaking, Chief Benjamin Azubuike Okoye, who renovated court two expressed satisfaction with the commissioning saying that the members of Onitsha Sports Club, love lawn tennis.

“I enjoy tennis, my love for the game motivated me to renovate the court. I got injured during the game due to the rough surfaces of this place, so I decided to take it up and renovate it.

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“There is nothing like sports, the advantages are numerous, it helps health, it is what one can keep doing, it keeps you moving, look at the celebrant, Chief Okeke, because he does exercise, some of his mates have gone, it is good we invest in sports, “he posited.

In his response, Chief Goddy Okeke after commissioning ‘Lawn tennis court two’ thanked God for keeping him up to this day and assured that his children will renovate one of the lawn tennis courts in no distance time as part of their contribution towards the development of the club.

Okeke said that his birthday celebration was an annual event hinting that he chose to celebrate it in the Sports club because of the love members showed him on return from overseas after a medical treatment.

The transport magnet hinted that by next year it would be a double celebration as his marriage would be golden jubilee plus that he will be 75years and his wife 70 yearrs.

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