It no longer news that there is a dearth of reading culture among Nigerians. Guarantee Trust Bank has therefore, taken initiative to rekindle interest in reading, through one of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes; “You read Initiative”.
You read Initiative was launched in 2017 and it has given her support to a 40-year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi who is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Read Aloud from various schools in the environs.
The present Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Read Aloud has gone unbroken since 2008, when Deepak Sharma Bajaan read a total of 17 books in 113 hours and 15 minutes.
Olubayode aims to break the world record by reading over 15 Nigerian published books in 120 hours over a period of 6 days at the Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba.
Profile of Olubayode Tresures Olawunmi
40-year-old Olubayode Tresures Olawunmi, is a father of 3, hail from Ogun state and started the challenge on Monday 26th February, 2018 at exactly 1:30pm Nigerian time.
At the time of writing this piece, he has read nine 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 many others.
Thursday (1st March) is the 3rd day of his marathon attempt and he has done over 72hours of reading.
Olubayode and 250 readers were highly celebrated by GTBank at the Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba recently refurbished by the bank.
GTB’s Role
Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) 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.
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