Coca-Cola System comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria and FC Nigeria Bottling Company has congratulated Ikoyi Club 1938 on its 82nd anniversary.
This year’s anniversary celebration aptly themed “The Upliftment of Hope” took place on the Clubs Lawn with a press conference and interactive session with journalists which was quickly followed by moving tributes to departed members and a moving retinue of jazz music performances.
The one-day event, which saw prominent and distinguished guests in attendance was supported by iconic brands including Coca-Cola Nigeria which incidentally also marks 67 years of locally producing the internationally recognized beverage, by its bottling partner Nigeria Bottling Company in its bottling plant in Ebute Metta Lagos in 1953.
The long-term partnership between Ikoyi Club and Coca-Cola Nigeria has seen meaningful support of various sporting activities including badminton and golf, with the club hosting the Coca-Cola sponsored golf tournament tagged “Road to Mauritius” in 2018.
Speaking on the anniversary, the Managing Director Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd, Yebeltal Getachew expressed affinity for the mood and theme “The Uplift of Hope”, noting that 2020 had been a challenging year and as such the event was aptly tagged. In his words, “Our corporate ideals align with those of Ikoyi Club. We have a corporate purpose to refresh the world and make a difference in Africa. We like the Club’ are doing all that we can to reach out and empower people who have especially been impacted by this disease.”
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