For the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to loosen up a bit from challenges, Organizers of the Premium Trust bank Abuja City international half marathon, Nilayo Sports Management company is urging the residents to brace up for the best organized sporting event in the country.
The company project manager, Oluwaseyi Johnson spoke in Abuja while speaking with some journalists.
According to him, the organization has developed the reputation of organizing some of the best marathon events in the country.
Having delivered first class marathon events in Lagos, Kaduna and some other states of the Federation, he said, it's now the turn of the Federal Capital Territory to experience first class marathon events different from whatever the FCT residents must have experienced in the past.
The sports Agency project manager further stressed that been the best sports agency in Nigeria and Africa at large they possess the necessary expertise to deliver a half marathon event that Abuja residents would be so proud of.
"We are here for Premium Trust Abuja half International City marathon. We are here to give people what it means for a city like Abuja the real race to be celebrated. We are here to change the notion of it cannot be done properly. That's why we are here. And we appreciate you.
"We are here to make it even better than what you have known before. I don't want to talk about the race you experienced last time,"
The FCT sports Director, Lucas Istifanus assured the organizers of the territory's total support in delivering a first class event.
He also assured of the readiness of his office to provide them with all that is necessary and within their power to ensure that the event is delivered.
"We have heard meetings here in this office discussing this marathon. All our effort is to ensure that it comes out to be the best.
"The Premium Trust bank marathon organizers happens to be one of the most friendly marathon executor planner to this office which is why all of us in this office are proud to be associated with it.
"FCT as you all know, that we are struggling to make FCT a sporting arena. FCT is more or less a civil service settlement. So, with this kind of programs we are giving the Abuja youths the awareness that outside football, handball, tennis, there is a game that is also called marathon which is even empowering the youths more than the once that they know.
"So, in this case we are giving the necessary support and we are praying and hopeful that it is going to be the best," he concluded.
The marathon event is scheduled to hold on the 20th of April this year.
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