The Lagos State Government and the family of the late Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas are planning a big celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the annual Asoju Oba Table Tennis Cup scheduled to hold late this month.
According
to the Executive Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Kweku
Tandoh, there are plans to make the golden jubilee of Nigeria’s longest
running sporting event a memorable one.
“We are really planning to make the 50th anniversary
of the yearly Asoju Oba Cup memorable particularly considering the
immense contribution of the late business mogul to Lagos and
specifically sports. Even after his demise in 2015, the family still
continues his legacy and this for us deserves accolades and we are
hoping that this year will be colourful. Late Chief Okoya-Thomas
contributed immensely to Lagos as a philanthropist who used his
resources to affect lives of so many youths in Lagos positively,” Tandoh
said.
For Deji Okoya-Thomas, this year’s tournament promises to be colourful as plans are on to make it unique being the 50th anniversary.
“The
family intends to mark the 50th anniversary in a big way. A mouth-
watering star prize for the winners in the men and women singles final.
The grand finale will be the most colorful since the 45th edition and
will attract we hope a lot of dignitaries who will come and honour our
late father with their presence,” he said.
He
commended Lagos State Government for their unflinching support. “The
Lagos State Government has always supported this competition in one way
or the other. I must use this opportunity to thank past Governors who
have shown immense support and graced the competition with their
presence. We will also like to thank the present Governor, Mr
Akinwunmi Ambode for continuing with this tradition of support for the
competition,” Okoya-Thomas added.
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