Marwa, Fayoade, and UI VC Honored at SWAN-NDLEA Event on Doping and Sports Diplomacy
Held at the GolfView Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, the event partnered with the NDLEA, the Nigeria Police Force, and the University of Ibadan. Lagos SWAN Chairman Olatutu Oladunni highlighted the event's focus on reorienting sports federations, universities, athletes, and youths against the use of illicit substances.
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Brig-Gen. Muhamed Buba Marwa, Chairman/CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos State Commissioner of Police Adegoke Fayoade, and University of Ibadan Vice Chancellor Professor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale were among the dignitaries honored at the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos State Chapter’s 2024 event on Sports Diplomacy, Sports Security, Food, and Health.
Held at the GolfView Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, the event partnered with the NDLEA, the Nigeria Police Force, and the University of Ibadan. Lagos SWAN Chairman Olatutu Oladunni highlighted the event's focus on reorienting sports federations, universities, athletes, and youths against the use of illicit substances.
Deputy Commander Chinyerem Eziaghhihala of NDLEA Lagos State Command delivered a lecture on the dangers of illicit drugs, emphasizing their prevalence and the shame they bring to athletes who use them.
Commissioner of Police Fayoade discussed the successful history of police sportsmen and the dangers of drug use, while Dr. Oluyemisi F. Folasire from the University of Ibadan concluded with a lecture on dietetics, condemning doping as pure cheating.
Other honorees included Lekan Fatodu, DG of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Alhaji Olanrewaju Adesokan of Surrycom Great Nigeria Limited, and several other notable figures.
