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Ladies Golf: Nigeria Can Conquer Africa If…. Ekwueme

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6 years ago

November 18, 2019

….We Will be more focus- New President

Joel Ajayi

The immediate Past President, of Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria LGAN Ekanem Ekwueme, has revealed that Nigeria can only conquer Africa in the game of Africa if the country focuses more on the development of junior ladies golf as well as grassroots development.

She stated this at the closing ceremony of 2019 Nigeria Ladies Open 3-day tournament held inside IBB International Country Golf Course in Abuja.

The former president expressed that the best way to challenge other Africa countries is to focus more on the junior ladies’ golf as well as grassroots development.

According to her, Two years ago, when I came on board, I promised to take the game of golf to the next level as you can see today, we had a Junior ladies golf event that is never happened before.

“Nobody knew about ladies golf before but I am happy that today ladies Golf has come to stay.”

Speaking on how to move the game forward Ekwueme; “And if Nigeria is ready to compete well with other African counterparts, there is needs to improve on junior ladies’ golf development, that will be the best way to challenge another country in Africa. We need to catch them young.”

Giving hint on the handing over, she disclosed that election has been held, the leadership emerged which is my vice, and we have handed over to the next President, the standard has been created, we need to keep standard Nigeria flag must be flying high, it’s not about me, it’s about Nigerian.”

On her own, the newly elected president of LGAN Cole-Kodas vowed to build on the standard put in place by her predecessor.

“I want to build on what my predecessor has put in place, we had an election and I believe we are good to go”

When asked on what to do to ensure Nigeria win the next year edition as Ugandan has won the last two editions in Uyo and Abuja Respectively, the New President replied ” I think we have to change our formula and focus and have more determination that is the only way for us to compete strongly.

“We are going to work tiredness and focus on grassroots development to make sure Nigeria to the forefront

“We shall do everything possible that next year we shall give them run for their money.” She promised.

Meanwhile, at the end of this year’s edition a Ugandan, Irene emerged the overall winner have netted 236 to defeated a Nigerian Racheal Dajuma who came second with 248 in the 3 days tournament.

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CLTC DG Reaffirms FG’s Dedication to Nurturing Innovative, Productive Nigerian Youth

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1 week ago

September 29, 2025

The Gleamer

By Joel Ajayi

The Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC), Ms. Rinsola Abiola, has reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to raising young Nigerians who are productive, innovative, and imbued with patriotism, service, and integrity.

She gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja in her goodwill message at the ongoing two-day Retreat on Presidential Priorities and Deliverables — 2025 Mid-Term Review, where she also commended the Ministry of Youth Development, led by Hon. Ayodele Olawande, for championing youth-focused initiatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to Abiola, the retreat provides a unique opportunity to review and realign efforts to ensure that government policies and programmes translate into measurable impact in the lives of Nigerian youths.

“This retreat is both timely and strategic. It provides a platform to collectively review, align, and sharpen our focus on the priorities of Mr. President. More importantly, it allows us to deepen collaboration within the youth development sector to ensure that government policies deliver real change to our young people,” she said.

Highlighting the Centre’s achievements, Abiola disclosed that over 6,000 youths have been trained in value orientation and re-orientation in the just-concluded half-year period. She emphasized that the CLTC, with its long history of building citizenship values, leadership capacity, discipline, and volunteerism, remains steadfast in supporting the Ministry’s mandate and national priorities.

“We see ourselves as partners in this great task of nation-building. Our goal is to raise young Nigerians who are not only productive and innovative but also committed to the spirit of service, patriotism, and integrity,” she added.

Abiola urged stakeholders and participants at the retreat to bring forward actionable strategies that would strengthen coordination, eliminate bottlenecks, and accelerate delivery on presidential mandates.

She concluded by reaffirming CLTC’s readiness to collaborate with the Ministry and other agencies to advance youth development across Nigeria.

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