EKO COMMUNICATOR®

Quarterly Newsletter of Eko Club International® March 2013 Edition

EKO CLUB ATLANTA HOSTS THE WORLD

Atlanta is the heart of Civil Right Movement and home to the International Civil Rights Crusader, Reverend Martin Luther King. The City houses global headquarters of corporations such as CNN; Coca-Cola World Wide, Home-Depot, Delta Airline, AT&T Mobile, and UPS among others. Atlanta, home of the Falcons, the Hawks, and the Atlanta Braves, with over 343 parks, is also home to the world’s largest Aquarium—Georgia Aquarium and to the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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Blessings!!! HON. (Arc) AKEEB SHEKONI Once again, we are most grateful to God for His PRESIDENT, NEW YORK CHAPTER gifts of life and sustenance, as we witness an- other publication of Eko Communicator. I commend the tireless efforts of members of the Editorial Committee, most significantly, Akeeb shekoni is a registered architect practicing in New York City. that of my brother, Hon. Rauph Ogunbiyi, for Born on 3rd of May 1962 in Gusau, Zamfara State. His father, Alhaji Bolaji making this edition possible. Shekoni, a successful businessman, is from the Shekoni Family of Olowongbowo, . He is the fifth child out of eleven children of On behalf of Hon. Larry Oluwa (Chairman) and Alhaji Shekoni. all members of the Editorial Committee, I re- joice with members whose birthday falls in the He had his secondary education at Lagos African Church Grammar quarter. We’ve seen pomp and pageantry in the way birthdays were celebrated. Of note, School (LAFROGRAMS), Ifako, where he was class prefect we rejoice with the Chairman of the ECI BOD, throughout and also a school prefect at the final year. He studied Otunba (Dr.) McGinnis Otunbusin who recently architecture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and graduated with celebrated his 60th birthday. honors in Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degrees. He is full member and award winner in professional ethics and We congratulate all the newly elected chapter leaders and Presidents in New York (Arc. Akeeb management of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA). He is present- Shekoni), Houston (Hon. Prof. Remi Oki) and ly the only Nigerian Graduate of Architecture who is a full member of Canada (Hon. Kemisola Baljak). We equally both the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Society of congratulate “Mrs. Eko 2012”, Hon. Shola Haastrup for her assumption of the leadership Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is currently licensed to practice architecture of ECH WF as Chairperson. We pray that God in , New York, New Jersey and Maryland States. He also hold a gives you the wisdom and guidance to provide first degree in Accounting from City University of New York (CUNY). resourceful and exemplary leadership.

On graduating from ABU in 1987, he had his NYSC at University of Ife “Welcome to Atlanta”……………..All roads lead (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile Ife as Assistant Lecturer under to Atlanta this weekend where members of Professor Wahab Dosumu, then the Dean of the Faculty of Eko Club Atlanta will be celebrating their 12th Environmental Design (UNIFE). He worked in number of private and not Anniversary of existence and also roasting their past presidents. Following that, Hon. & Mrs. for profit organizations, among them are Voen Associates, an Olokodana gives their child in marriage right architectural firm based in Lagos and Abuja, International Consulting after the ECI 2013 1st quarterly meeting on Saturday, March 16, 2013…….. Let’s get the Architect (ICA), a multi international organization based in Nigeria and party started! Europe and Neighborhood Housing services of New York, a community based not for profit organization providing financial and affordable Ahead of the forthcoming ECI International lending to the general public. Convention comin