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Meet Bayode Treasures Olawunmi, the “Longest marathon read aloud” record-breaker
For the first time in Nigeria’s History, a world record in reading was broken.
Our very own
Bayode Treasures Olawunmi is a native of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Bayode, who will turn 40 on September 21, 2018, studied at Comprehensive High School, Ketu and Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. His marriage is blessed with three children – two boys and one girl. On February 26, 2018, he began the reading challenge sponsored by Lagos State Government, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Tagheuer, among others, at the YouRead Library, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba. The marathon reading, which commenced at 1.30 p.m. on Monday, ended at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018, during which he read over 10 books, among which are The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan and Thoughts from A Wealthy Place by Samuel Egube. Before he commenced reading on Monday, he had taken to his Facebook and Instagram pages to say:“I have always loved to read good materials right from secondary school. I am doing this for the youths.”His aim before embarking on the project was to make reading popular among Nigerians and Africans, as well as to disdain the cliche, If you want to hide something form a black man, put it in a book. After logging off at exactly 120 hours, Bayode announced the accomplishment of his feat via social media:
Interestingly, Bayode and his wife, Tosin, celebrated their tenth year wedding anniversary on March 1, 2018. His wife, children, and mother are proud of him; Lagos is proud of him, Nigeria is proud of him. We at Connect Nigeria celebrate you, Bayode! Feature image photo credit: thegeniusmedia.com.ng
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