Lagos state Governor Ambode will be marking his 1st year in office in a few months, and he’ll be dong so in a big way. In line with the governors aim of using sports as a tool for development.
Nigerian Wrestling Federation in conjunction with Current World Wrestling Federation is planning a one of a kind championship fiesta tagged tagged A+A Intercontinental Wrestle Force. The event which will see wrestling legends Hulk Hogan and Undertaker storm the country is being staged to further project the good governance of his administration to the outside world.
Speaking on the project NWF’s president, Prince Olarenwaju Mohammed revealed their plans to use the event to correct negative perceptions,
“Our plan is to project Lagos to the outside world that the state is peaceful despite all the negative reports in the international media. I always tell people that we cannot quantify the benefits of staging international competitions in our community like the recently held Lagos City Marathon“.
“We have renowned wrestling champions Hulk Hogan and Undertaker to be part of the show. Hogan specifically told us that he would like to come to Lagos once in his lifetime to see how the city looks like,” he said
Mohammed also added that other wrestlers will be coming from different parts of the world,
“The reason we are having the championship in multiple centers is to bring wrestling closer to the people at the grassroots. We want our people to see those wrestling stars who they normally watch on television live at their domain. These centres include Epe, Alimosho, Badagry, Ojo, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Ifako Ijaiye, Agboyi Ketu, Eti Osa, Oshodi Isolo, Yaba-Mainland, Lagos Island, Surulere, while the grand finale will hold in Agege,” he said.
The Chairman of the Publicity Committee, Alhaji Abiodun Salami, Assistant Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, said that between now and May when the competition will hold, series of activities have been lined up to create awareness for the event which will be holding in May.