Lagos monopoly winner to get N1m fund

’Tana Aiyejina

The winner of the City of Lagos U-17 Monopoly Championship will receive an education fund of N1m, organisers said recently after monopoly was approved by the Lagos State Sports Commission as one of the sports in the state.

Chairman of the commission, Deji Tinubu, who is also the Special Adviser on Sports to the Governor of Lagos State, said the motive behind monopoly was in line with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s vision on sports.

He added that the state was ready to create opportunities for every child to engage in sports, saying the government would provide an enabling environment with active collaboration with the private sector.

He said, “I want to officially announce that monopoly is now a recognised sport in Lagos State.”

The CEO of Bestman Games, Mrs. Mini Akinkugbe, said monopoly began its journey as a sport in Lagos, in December 2012.

“We gathered at the City Hall for the inauguration of the City of Lagos Edition of monopoly by the former governor, Babatunde Fashola. It was the first African city edition of Hasbro’s World Famous board game and we are deeply proud that the Mega City of Lagos was honoured with that special status. Our company Bestman Games is the African distributor of the customised edition of monopoly,” Akinkugbe said.

She disclosed that the City of Lagos U-17 Monopoly Championship would take place on September 17 with 2,000 pupils from 100 schools vying to become Lagos champion.

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