UNILAG Is Ready To Host Best Ever NUGA Games -VC
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has given the assurance that the university will host the best ever Nigerian Universities Games Association, NUGA Games, come next year.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday to announce activities for NUGA Games 2022 themed:” A city NUGA,” Prof. Ogundipe explained that the games would among other things, help to preach unity and to sell UNILAG as a brand to the world.
Noting that the institution is hosting the NUGA games for the fourth time, and 23 years after it last hosted it, the UNILAG VC added that adequate preparation had been made for the success of the games in terms of accomodation, security and infrastructure.
“The right to leverage this all-important opportunity that sports present propelled UNILAG, under my leadership, to bid for the hosting right of NUGA games in 2018. We won it after defeating the University of Jos in a keenly contested bid with 76 points to 66 points.
” With the hosting bid secured, we paid N6 million obligatory fee to NUGA, signed memorandum of understanding with NUGA, and constituted the UNILAG-NUGA Local Committee and its 14 sub-committes to drive the planning and preparations for the games which will run from March 16 to 26, 2022,” he said.
On the N6 million paid to host the games, Prof. Ogundipe noted that the university would benefit more from corporate sponsorships , adding that some corporate and private individuals had shown interest to partner with the university.
He listed the individuals to include the Vice President of the country, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; SAN, the governor of Akwa-Ibom; his Ogun and Oyo counterparts.
Also speaking on the theme, “A City NUGA, UNILAG VC noted that UNILAG-NUGA would have some sports taken outside the university to create awareness in the society about the unity value of sports among other benefits the event would bring.
