A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Olubayode Treasures-Olawunmi who attempted a new world record in the Read Aloud Challenge, was hosted by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday (today).
Bayode broke the Guinness World Record in the “Longest Reading Marathon” Category.
The new record was set at exactly 3:30 on Saturday at the YouRead Library in Yaba, Lagos State, after Bayode read for 120 hours non-stop over a period of five days to beat former record holder, Nepali Deepak Sharma, who read for 113 hours and 15 minutes in 2008.
The YouREAD Initiative seeks to reignite the reading culture across Nigeria and beyond.
