All is now set for the
opening ceremony of this year’s edition of the lagos NUJ Media Games billed for
the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos between Saturday, October 6 and Friday,
October 12.
According to the chairman
of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) for the Games, Comrade ‘Deji Elumoye,
the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the Minister
of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi are expected to lead other dignitaries to the
opening ceremony.
Elumoye, who is also the
chairman of the Lagos Council of the NUJ, said this year’s event, which is the
7th edition, will surpass previous editions in terms of organization.
“Yes, we are set for this
year’s Games.
All hands are on deck and I can assure you all that
most of our guests have confirmed their readiness to be at the opening
ceremony.
“Governor Fashola and the
Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi would lead others to the opening ceremony at
the Legacy Pitch inside the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Saturday,
October 6,” said Elumoye.
He
reiterated that members of the Union would participate in no less than nine
sporting events namely scrabble, chess, draughts, ayo, table-tennis,
tug-of-war, marathon, athletics (100m, 200m and 4 x 100m) as well as football
5-aside.
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