The longest world record was held in 2008 by a veteran, Deepak Sharma Bajaan in book reading after he read a total of 17 books in 113 hours and 15 minutes.
But that record seems breakable now, as Olubayode is taking a giant stride by reading over 15 Nigerian published books in 120 hours over a period of 6 days at the Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba.
Olubayode Tresures Olawunmi who hails from Ogun State, Nigeria started the challenge on Monday, the 26th of February, 2018 at exactly 1:30pm (WAT). So far, he has read 9 books including ,Toni Kan’s the Carnivorous City; Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s Independence; Leye Adenle’s Easy Motion Tourist; Elnathan John’s Born on a Tuesday; amongst others.
On the 1st of March, 2018 happened to be the 3rd day of his marathon attempt and he has already done over 72hours of reading.
Olubayode, a father of 3, students from various schools in the environs and 250 readers were highly celebrated by GTBank at the Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba, recently refurbished by the bank, following the need to rekindle and promote intensive Reading in the country.
GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry. The Bank is regarded by industry watchers as one of the best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and serves as a role model within the financial service industry due to its bias for world class corporate governance standards, excellent service quality and innovation.
No wonder why the bank has numerous awards to her disposal and with the intellectual capacity she’s building in the Educational sector by promoting initiatives like this, the face of the country’s education might add a glow in few years to come.
