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500 golfers to rumble, as Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary Golf Tourney Tees Off Thursday
Joel Ajayi
About 500 golfers including guests, veterans, ladies across and outside the country will take part in the 61st Independence Anniversary Golf Tournament organised by the IBB international golf and country club this 30th of September, 2021 in the Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
The annual tournament, an event put in place to celebrate the 61st Nigeria Independence celebration is a one week long event that commenced on the 30th of September, to be climaxed come 3rd of October.
This was revealed at the event’s pre-tournament press briefing, which was held at the IBB Golf on Tuesday, in Abuja. The Chairman, organizing committee and Vice Captain of IBB golf club, Mr Mike Onoja Ekoja, said the aim of the tournament is to create more awareness on the need for peace and unity in the country.
According to him, the tournament will involve all golfers and guests across the country, including Ghana, as a way to celebrate with Nigeria at her 61st anniversary.
“For this year’s tournament, we are expecting over 500 golfers, both national and international.”
When asked on the state of the golf course and security measures put in place, Mr Efoja assured that the course is in order.
“We are working on it, the course is in top notch, come rain, come shine.”
He said all Covid-19 protocols would be observed during, before and after the tournament.
The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Mr Ekoja, therefore, called on all Nigerians to be part of the celebration saying that, the tournament remains another way of creating more awareness about the game of golf in the country.
Meanwhile, the competition Secretary, Mr Julius Fadairo, revealed that though, the tournament is not for prizes but each categories will have trophy and token attached while the overall winner will also smile home.
The competition that will start on thursday, having its activities as follows:
All men playing off handicap 19 and above will play on Thursday 30th while all ladies playing off Handicap 19 and above will play on Thursday also.
“All super veterans, 70 years and above will play off the blue markers and tee off on Thursday.
” All men playing Handicap 0-18 irrespective of veteran status will play on Friday, October 1st 2021.
All ladies playing off handicap 0-18 will as well, play on October 1st 2021.”
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CSO Salutes Trump
A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.
“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.
“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.
The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.
He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.
According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.
Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.
Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening
About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.
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