The soft-spoken aeronautic engineer, who took everyone by surprise last year, when he won the MTN World Golfers Championship at the Western Regional qualifiers, held on the same golf course, has, once again, been rewarded with another qualification to the national Finals, in Akwa_Ibom.

Torn between fixing of aeroplanes that convey so many passengers and playing the “gentle-man’s game”, that he loves so passionately, Obije, chose to listen to his heart rather than go for self-glorification by fiddling with the engines of aeroplanes, that he worked so hard to get the number one ticket from the Western Regional qualifiers last year.

As a testimony to the fact that you cannot hold down a winner, Obije, a true “gentleman”, is now one of those going to the National Finals, in a bid to pick one of the five slots, for the World Golfers Championship proper.

“I believe I am in the right frame of mind to win the MTN World Golfers Championship qualifiers, having won the tourney last year. I know what it takes to win and this year, I will go all the way to the National Finals to compete for one of the five slots that is up for grabs”. Obije said.

The event ended with a prize presentation party, at the MTN lounge, which saw Nigeria’s business and sports elite converge on the exclusive spot. Abuja, on July 6, 2013. MTN has been sponsoring the World Golfers Championship qualifiers for over five years and has helped the game to grow in the country.