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Wale Tinubu throws weight behind Tunde Onakoya for GWR
The Group Chief Executive, Oando Group, Adewale Tinubu, CON, has thrown his weight behind Nigerian born Chess player, Tunde Onakoya who is at the verge of breaking the Guinness World Record in chess.
The oil tycoon took to his social media handles last night to support the ingenuity of the young Nigerian.
He wrote:
‘’It’s been 27 hours and counting since the Grand Chess master took on the inspiring feat of breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in Times Square, New York City, as a beacon of hope for vulnerable children across Africa.
Let’s take a leaf from Tunde Onakoya’s book because, in all of us, there exists the capacity for great courage and good. Tunde Onakoya is a truly inspirational story, it’s one of determination, tenacity and, above all, passion for humanity, and one that we must all learn from.
Bring it home!’’
Onakoya, 29, in New York City for the first time, aims not only to break the world record of 56 hours set in 2018, but also to raise money for the Gift of Chess and Chess in Slums Africa organizations that aim to use the game to lift children out of poverty.