The Abuja International Marathon has been postponed to April 2023 according to a statement signed by the Race Director Olukayode Thomas.

The race first of its kind in Abuja and FCT was slated for December 17, 2022 at an elaborate press conference that unveiled the race on June 30, 2022.

Thomas said everything was in place for the first international marathon in the FCT, until the security threat issued by the American Embassy and other foreign missions in Nigeria in October 23, 2022, that there are plans to bomb the FCT and some part of Nigeria.

“ We have already put everything in place to organize a great race. Our route has been measured and calibrated by Norrie Williamson, one the best route measurer in the world, we have signed on about 120 foreign elite runners and about 200 locally and thousands of runners , both avid marathoners and fun runners but, the security threat especially with the press release mentioning that they are planning to attack an athletics event in the FCT and our race is the only athletics event planned for the FCT, we have to go back and restrategize”

Thomas revealed that there were series of meetings with top echelon of the security agencies to find a way around the situation and prevent the postponement not only because of the efforts Unicentral Resources Generation Limited and the FCT has put in place to organizing a successful race but because of runners, managers, sponsors and others stakeholders in the marathon and road races who have invested so much in the race.

Unfortunately the security agencies insisted on postponement and advised that the best time to organize the race is after the elections.

“We did all we could to avoid this unfortunate postponement and make history by organizing the first international marathon in FCT but the security agencies advised that we postpone. As a responsible organization that place premium on human lives, we have no option but to listen to experts in the security matter. We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences we have caused runners and other stakeholders in the industry. A new date will be announced soon , it will be shortly after the elections, most likely in April 2023, probably the last Saturday of the month’’. Said Thomas

LordviccoDaGuru:
The election too will not hold. I was telling you people u think am joking just watch and see

Dozie32:
Because of insecurity. Yet some tribalistic Nigerians wants to vote for APC. My happiness is that weda the country is going down on a daily basis, God has already blessed the igbos. Am waiting for attackers to attack me here.

Wickedfacts:


Today is sit at home in your state. Your own parents are hiding indoors like wall geckos. Yet, you feel your folks hiding under the bed like old shoes are better than other parts.
UGM dey laugh your mumu.

Mystic216:
America be trying to put every nation under their control by issuing security warnings up and down
God pass them

Nigeria will be great again insha Jesus

Dozie32:

Seat at home is better than the way your parents are been butchered, and your sisters Raped by bandits. Which one is now better? Akpamu!

Wickedfacts:


Go and ask your kinsmen killed by bandits last week. Even your mothers are snacks for bandits.

mrkings84:
Better they postponed it cos these foreign people who are issuing security warnings can do and undo.

If you refused to adhere to their warnings they can mastermize an attack just to prove a point.

Fear oyinbo people.

LordviccoDaGuru:
The election too will not hold. I was telling you people u think am joking just watch and see