Crisis deepens as Caretaker Committee shuts down Lagos Country Club indefinitely
Rather than thaw, the crisis that hit the popular Lagos Country Club recently has deepened.
The club – situated on plots of land on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Joel Ogunnaike Street in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State – has been shut down indefinitely “due to threats of violence being made by some elements”.
The indefinite closure of the elitist club was announced on Saturday by Chief Muniru Moradeyo and Sunny Ukhuelegbe, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the club’s Caretaker Committee respectively.
The Club has been closed for safety reasons, they said.
In a public notice dated October 12, 2024, the caretaker committee said that its attention had been drawn to an illegal Emergency General Meeting (EGM) purportedly held by some disgruntled members of the Club on Thursday, the 10th of October, 2024.
It stated that the October 10, 2024 meeting was held, notwithstanding the directive of the Caretaker Committee against it and the fact that there were two pending cases before the court, seeking that the EGM should not hold, pending the outcome of the cases.
“The EGM resolution attempts to overthrow the present Caretaker Committee and supplant this constituted authority with another committee, contrary to the Consent Judgement under which the present Caretaker Committee was inaugurated without a Court Order and in contempt of the Consent Judgement and pending cases.
“This is an attempted coup d’etat and extreme lawlessness which we, as law-abiding people, will not allow to happen.
“Due to the threats of violence being made by some elements of this group, and in order to avoid harm to Club members and their families and possible damage to property, we have come to the necessary though unpalatable decision to close the Club immediately with effect from Saturday, the 12th of October, 2024 until further notice and we urge everyone to stay away from the Club for now.
“We shall update you on developments and re-open the Club as soon as it is safe to do so,” the notice stated.
