About Us
THE ISLAND CLUB
Established to create and promote interracial harmony in an otherwise discriminatory Lagos, ISLAND CLUB was founded on Friday, October 29, 1943, by 50 Nigerians and Non-Nigerians distinguished gentlemen in a private residence of Mr. Ladipupo Odunsi (now deceased).
ISLAND CLUB was founded on Friday, October 29, 1943, by 50 Nigerians and Non-Nigerians distinguished gentlemen in a private residence of Mr. Ladipupo Odunsi now deceased. Among those distinguished gentlemen were Sir Adeyemo Alakija, Chief S.O Gbadamosi, Bishop A.W. Howells, V.T. Fox, J.H Davies, 0.0 Johnson, Sir Odunmegwu Ojukwu, Sir A.O. Omololu, Dr. R.O Taylor-Cole, J.F. Winter, H.CB. Denton, F.H. Bowen, Ernest S. Ikoli, Sir Loius Mbanefo, Chief J.K Ra.idle, Chief W.H. Bineyand Percy Savage. Sir Adeyemo Alakija was elected the first Chairman of Island Club. The objective of the founders was to promote good fellowship and inter-racial harmony. After Independence in 1969, the prestige of Island Club was at its highest. The British High Commissioner and his counterparts from the Federal Republic of Germany, Israel, and Sudan, joined Island Club on the same day March 1961 and the role of members is replete with the names of senior diplomats, captains of industry, top civil servants, professional, etc.
The membership of the club has grown from 50 in 1943 to the present figure of more than 7,000. There are tens of hundreds of members spread over the 36 states of Nigeria in particular and indeed over the globe in general particularly in Europe, the U.S.A, the Middle East and the former USSR With this type of membership, the Island Club has contributed and will continue to contribute, probably more than any other organization of its kind to the development of Nigeria, socially, economically and even politically, hence its general acknowledgement as the premier social club of Nigeria
Our Mission
Established to create and promote interracial harmony in an otherwise discriminatory Lagos
Second Stanza of The Club’s Anthem
“Well and high his banner will carry. Of a true and decent life, Bell of friendship we will ring out loudly, In the Island Club for life. Island Club is for fellowship, It’s interracial, it’s for comradeship Hail Island Club, Hail Island Club, Hail Nigeria’s PremierClub”
I have found valuable allies within the ranks of Island Club whenever we have had to promulgate new policies that have been for the greater good of Lagos State
Babatunde Raji Fashola, Former Governor of Lagos State