Ayan-Gbayi Group has clinched the grand prize and emerged the overall best drum

• band at the Excellency Tour in Ado Ekiti held at Prosperious Hotel and Bar on

  Friday, March 10, 2017.

  After two breathtaking performances by each band, Ayan-Gbayi emerged the best

  after a close contest with four other groups and went home with Two Hundred and

  Fifty Thousand Naira.

  Ifesowapo Group emerged the second best band and carted away a prize of One

  Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira, while Itesiwaju Group emerged the third best

  band and went home with One Hundred Thousand Naira. Masterpiece Theatre

  Troupe and Alayande Group emerged fourth and fifth and took home Fifty

  Thousand Naira each.

  Kayode Rahman, leader of the best drum band said the Goldberg Excellency Tour

  has brought a season of excitement and reward for local talents in Ado Ekiti and

  expressed appreciation to the brand for supporting traditional acts around the South

  West with the Tour. According to him, “This is the most rewarding day for us as a

  band and we cannot hide our excitement for winning this grand prize.”

  Other winning bands expressed their appreciation and welcomed the tour with

  excitement and looked forward to subsequent editions being bigger and better.
• The city of Ado Ekiti was agog with the drummers’ procession which geared the

  interest of indigenes to the Excellent Nite, where all competing bands thrilled the

  audience.

  Funso Ayeni, Senior Brand Manager, Regional Mainstream Brands, Nigerian

  Breweries Plc explained that the Excellency Tour will deepen the brand’s

  identification with the cultural values of the South West people. He congratulated

  all contestants in Ado Ekiti and applauded the winners for their efforts in honing

  their talents and encouraged them to continue with developing their skills which

  will not only add value to their personal and professional lives, but also help in

  preserving the Yoruba culture.

  He added that the Goldberg Excellency Tour is scheduled for two other cities: Ile

  Ife and Benin City.

  The Goldberg Excellency Tour is coming on the heels of the unveiling of Goldberg

  Lager Beer as ‘Your Excellency’ in 2016, and it is in line with showcasing the

  brand and the unique credentials that position it in a class of its own, away from its

  peers in the market.