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Centrepoint CEO Seyi Obakin, the only Nigerian on royal wedding guest list


The wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton slated for Thursday, April 29, 2011 will be witnessed by who-is-who in the world, ranging from Heads of Government, Royals, Celebrities, and more.
The guest list released by St. James’s Palace over the weekend featured only one Nigerian in the person of Mr. Seyi Obakin. The chartered account is the Chief Executive officer of Centrepoint, a charity organization that takes care of homeless youths of which the groom, Prince William is a patron.
Obakin is one of the three Africans invited and the only non-monarch after Crown Prince of Morocco and King of Swazi.