Obaseki to upgrade Okpekpe road race

-

The governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki has revealed that the Okpeke 10km road race would take a new face this year as more activities would be added to spice the event.

Obaseki announced this when the board and management of Ecobank, paid him a courtesy visit at government house in Benin on Thursday.

Obaseki, thanking the financial institution for the level of support they have shown towards promoting good governance and his administration said that the state was beefing up plans to make the next edition more outstanding and organise a festival at the end of the event.

‘’Okpekpe is a flagship race and we want to take it to the next level this year. We want you to step up your support as we intend to give the race more promotion and have a brand.  We want to introduce more activities; people will run for more causes, like running for charity’’, he said.

A statement from the Office of the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Obaseki said, the Okpekpe Road Race invited world-class runners from around the world to engender a tradition of intermixing local recreational and upcoming runners with the best in the world. The participating countries include Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco and Nigeria.

http://www.johnmayaki.com/obaseki-to-upgrade-okpeke-road-race/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Canada Fitness Hunt Carnival and Competition commences in Benin

-
Image
By Our Correspondent Cross-section of Coaches in an extraordinary meeting in Benin All is now set for the commencement of the Canada World Fitness Hunt Carnival and Competition (CWFHCC) bid to hold from February 23 to December, 2024 in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The competition which will feature different sports such as Football, Performing Musicians, Board Games, and lots more, is meant to promote fitness and wellness of communities across Nigeria.  According to the CEO of Canada World Hotels- Chief Dr. Omogiade J. O. Edokpolo, the competition which is in partnership with Edo State Sports Commission, Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Edo State chapter, Hotman Stinburge Etobicoke Canada, EBENCO Global Link Limited, Global Travels Ontario Canada, Folton Sports Equipments- St. Catrines Ontario Canada, Edo Progressive Indigenous Association (EPIA), and thers, will also feature celebrity guests and judges, music, comedy, games, fitness parade, and lots more. He sa
Read more

Edo Man O' War hold 2024 Commanders' Retreat

-
Image
... Unveiled political culture of non-violence public sensitization campaign for Edo 2024 Gubernatorial Election The 2024 State Commanders Retreat and Workshop of Man O' Nigeria, Edo State Command has been held in Benin. The retreat whose theme was "Optimizing the Potentials of Volunteers towards enhancing Nationl Security", featured presentations by several resource persons. The retreat also featured the unavailing of political culture of non-violence public sensitization campaign for Edo 2024 Governorship Election by the State Commandant- Amb. Odunze C. Eberechukwu. While delivering a presentation, the Deputy State Commandant Training, Operations and Rescue- DMC Onoha Uchena Kelly highlighted the importance of Commanders and members training in the discharge of their duties. According to him, one cannot embark on a journey he or she don't know about, hence the need for training and retraining. "Training can be both technical and vocational. The technical traini
Read more

The Man Godwin Obaseki: Getting the Job Done - Chris Osa Nehikhare

-
Image
There is no iota of doubt, irrespective of political differences, that Governor Godwin Obaseki has significantly improved State Competence, relative to his predecessors and across the States in the Country.  To achieve this, he had to rescue the State from private capture by ruthless non-State actors; this freed up public resources for public purposes.  He has held himself to a very high ethical and work-ethics standards, scrupulously focusing on the interests of the real people whilst staying on the Constitutional tracks in line with his oath of office. As a result, it was difficult to derail or defeat him despite uncountable battles in the judiciary and in other political machinations, orchestrated from high quarters.  Edo State is not yet on the mountain top, it still needs concerted push to avoid a free relapse or rollback.  The quality, intensity, ruggedness, doggedness and character of the next Governor is therefore so crucial that those lining up for the job should critically as
Read more