The Nigeria-Britain Association (N-BA), a promoter of the relationship between Nigerians and Britons for the common good, has re-elected Sola Oyetayo as its President for the 2024/2025 tenure.
Oyetayo was returned unopposed during the association’s 55th yearly general meeting held on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the British Council in Lagos.
Oyetayo, while acknowledging his re-election, said that during the 2023/2024 tenure, the association, in alignment with its focus on education, economy, culture and entertainment, youth and gender, and humanitarian initiatives, executed and participated in 18 events, including three impact events resulting in the empowerment of entrepreneurs and school children.
He also said that the association had an overall reach of over two million individuals through its publicity efforts.
He added that the N-BA executives have continued to push for diaspora inclusion by engaging diaspora members in the planning and implementation of events.
“This has increased our diaspora individual and corporate membership, while maintaining engagement with our key stakeholders, including the British High Commissioner to Nigeria and British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria (Lagos); the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom, corporate members, partners and other key stakeholders in the UK and Nigeria,” he said.
The re-elected president extolled the virtues of the association’s late Patron, Akintola Williams, while also expressing gratitude to the new Patron, Emeka Anyaoku; Vice Patrons, Olabimtan Famutimi, and Philip Hall.
He also thanked Past Presidents, Abimbola Okoya, Shola Tinubu, Tunde Arogunmati, Funmi Onabolu and Chuba Mbanefo for their support.
