Mr David Adjarho, a 46-year-old man on
Wednesday completed a 787-kilometer walk from
Lagos to Abuja to promote “wrapper marathon’’ in
Nigeria. Adjarho, who spoke to newsmen on his
arrival in Abuja, said the exercise was to promote
tourism and attract investment into such a
marathon.

He said wrapper marathon was aimed at promoting
the use of wrapper in marathons instead of
wearing the conventional Jaycees. Adjarho, who
wrapped himself in a 15-yard Ankara material, said
the walk he underwent was to promote a N500-
million fund raiser for five Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) committed to humanitarian
services in the country.

He identified the NGOs as Beach Samaritan; Active
8; Government College, Ughelli old Boys
Association; 3-1 equal 2 and the Biggest Food
Library in Nigeria. He said that his walk from
Lagos to Abuja was to witness the inauguration of
the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

He added that “I have been the only man involved
in wrapper marathon in the world and if embraced
in Nigeria, the competition will attract revenue and
investment into the tourism sector. “I started this
walk on May 6 from the National Stadium, Lagos
and here I am now in Abuja on May 27.’’

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