According to a press release signed by Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Lagos State Governor, on September 14, 2026, Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Tuesday deliver the Centenary Lecture of the Yoruba Tennis Club (YTC) as part of activities marking the club’s 100th anniversary.
The lecture, themed “Democracy, Governance and the Lagos Spirit: A Century of Excellence,” will take place at the Greetings Hall, Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is a Vice Patron and member of the Yoruba Tennis Club, will deliver the lecture at a ceremony organised by the club, which is recognised as the oldest indigenous social club in Nigeria.
The Centenary Lecture forms part of a series of activities marking the 100th anniversary of the Yoruba Tennis Club, founded in 1928.
The event will be hosted by the Chairman of the Yoruba Tennis Club, Chief Olawunmi Gasper.
Expected guests include members of academia, civil society organisations, youth groups, students, members of sister clubs and heads of diplomatic missions.
