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YouREAD Initiative, one of CSR programmes of GTBank launched in 2017 to rekindle the interest in reading, 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.
The current record holder, Deepak Sharma Bajaan attained the feat in 2008 after he read a total of 17 books in 113 hours and 15 minutes.
Now, Treasure Olawunmi is taking a shot at breaking the world record by reading over 15 Nigerian published books in 120 hours over a period of six days at the Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba recently refurbished by the bank.
Treasures Olawunmi started the challenge on Monday 26th February, 2018 at exactly 1:30 p.m. (Nigerian time).
So far, he has read nine books including Toni Kan’s The Carnivorous City, Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s Independence, LeyeAdenle’s Easy Motion Tourist, Elnathan John’s Born on a Tuesday, amongst many others.
March 1 has been set aside by UNESCO as the World Book Day and in the third day of his marathon attempt, he has done over 72 hours of reading.
The bank celebrated the day with Treasures Olawunmi, students from various schools in the environs and with over 250 readers who filled the library to capacity.
