- A Nigerian father of three, Olawunmi Bayode, has set a new Guinness record in the "Longest Marathon Reading Aloud" category
- Bayode, who began his reading on Monday, February 26 and stopped on Saturday, March 3, read for 120 hours
- Ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar and governor Rauf Aregbesola shared the excitement on social media for Bayode's record
Osun state governor Rauf Aregbesola has congratulated a Nigerian, Olawunmi Bayode, who has set a new Guinness record in the “Longest Marathon Reading Aloud” category.
Aregbesola wrote on his twitter page: "Congratulations to Olawunmi Bayode who now holds the new Guinness Record in the ‘Longest Marathon Reading Aloud’ category."
Bayode logged 120 hours at 3.30 pm on Saturday, March 3 at the YouRead Library Yaba, Lagos, beating the previous record set by Nepali Deepak Sharma Bajagain, Vanguard reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that Bayode started his reading at 1.30 pm on Monday, February 26, 2018 and ended it 3.30 pm on Saturday, March 3.
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Announcing the record on his Facebook page, he said: “Hello everybody, something just happened right now! My name is Bayode Treasures Olubunmi (Olawunmi) – I have just finished reading aloud for 120 hours non-stop! I did it for the CULTURE!”
He wrote on twitter before he began the record setting reading marathon: “I have always loved to read good materials right from when I was in secondary school. I am doing this for the youths."
He studied at Comprehensive High School, Ketu, Lagos after which he proceeded to Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
Nigeria's ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar also expressed his excitement at the new record set by Bayode.
He wrote on his Facebook page: "I am excited to read the news about our own dear Olawunmi Bayode. He has not only set a new Guinness World Record in the 'Longest Marathon Reading Aloud' category, but he has also brought attention to reading, an important building block of education."
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that Treasure Olawunmi Bayode was attempting to set a new Guinness world record for The Longest Reading Marathon (Read Aloud).
According to information posted on his Twitter page, he planned to read for 120 hours straight with only two hours break every 24 hours.
He began reading at 1.30 pm on Monday, February 26, reading Carnivorous City by Toni Kan. The marathon took place at the You Read Library, Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba in Lagos.
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Source: Naija.ng