Lagos – The Local Organising
Committee of the 18th National
Sports Festival said on Thursday
that President Goodluck
Jonathan had been scheduled to
lead the flag hoisting ceremony for the festival on Nov. 3 in
Lagos. The festival, tagged Eko 2012, is
scheduled for Nov. 27 to Dec. 9 at
the Teslim Balogun Stadium. according to a statement signed
by Kweku Tandoh, the Secretary
of the committee, in Lagos,
Jonathan will be joined by the 36
state governors and the FCT
minister. ‘’The event symbolises the
participation of all the
federating units that make up
Nigeria in the forthcoming
festival. “On Saturday, Nov 3, Gov.
Babatunde Fashola of Lagos
State would be hosting Mr.
President and all the other state
governors at the flag hoisting
ceremony. ‘’The importance of this is to
confirm the participation of all
the states and to show that the
festival is about the unity of
Nigeria as one entity.” The statement said that 11,000
athletes were expected to
participate in the fiesta. Based on initial registration
figures, the LOC envisaged a
maximum of 11,500 athletes, but
the number is expected to drop
after the zonal elimination,
where some state teams failed to qualify, the statement said.
(NAN)
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