It was all glitz and gamour as
various stakeholders in the transport sector came together at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday 18th July, 2024 for the inaugural meeting of the 2024 National Transporters’ Game.
The National Transporters Games is the first of its kind in the world and has been slated to hold between 20th and 26th October, 2024.
The Stakeholders comprising mainly the Transporters unions across the Road, Sea and Air arrived at the decision during the first-of-its kind critical Stakeholders Meeting.
The Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Games, Senator (Prince) Gbolahan Dada, while welcoming members of the Transporters Union emphasized the need for all Transporters in Nigeria to utilize the opportunity offered by the Games to forge a formidable bond of unity amongst all players of the transport sector in the Country
According to him, the transport economy is obviously a very critical and one of the most potent sectors of the country. He furthered that there is an urgent need for all transporters to come together in order to achieve greater things.
The maiden edition is expected to feature eight different sports in the male and female categories. The selected sports are football, athletics, boxing, table tennis, opon ayo, draught, cycling and swimming.
It is pertinent to note that great sportsmen have emerged from amongst the transporters in Nigeria which include but not limited to Babatunde Mudasiru Lawal and Rasheed Yekini.
In her own remarks, Chief Mrs Falilat Ogunkoya, MON implored the Unions to ensure strict adherence to the vision of the organisers in detecting budding talents from amongst the transporters by presenting only their members in the various teams, and not making use of mercenaries.
The different unions promised to participate according to the rules of the Games.
The Project Director, Hon. Wale Shodeinde appreciated members of the Transporters Union for attending the inaugural meeting and promised that further details will be released to the public soon.
The Games, which is expected to be a week long event, featuring Roadshow, Musical Concert, Beauty Pageant, and Award Ceremony will be declared open by the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.
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