A special marathon event tagged, “Oloibiri-Run Yenagoa Half Marathon” isto be held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital within the year.
The project coordinator Mr. Eyinimi Omorozi said the marathon event which will be the first of its kind to ever hold in this part of the country, would attract local and international runners to participate in any one of the three race categories – 5km, 10km and the main 21km race.
Omorozi who doubles as the facilitator and Managing Director of Mahogany 21 Century Concepts said the event will take place in collaboration with relevantinstitutional partners and stakeholders.
He said the marathon race is aimed at promoting sports and talent development and other socio-economic benefits.
As the promoter he said, “‘Oloibiri run’ will serve as a strategic platform to givenational and international recognition and visibility to Oloibin in the attempt topromote and preserve for posterity the oloibiri national historical heritage thathas far too long been abandoned, neglected and seemingly forgotten.
“Designed as an annual international half marathon event brand that willattract the participation of amateur and professional athletes and visitors fromwithin and outside Nigeria.
“The Oloibiri -Run Yenagoa Half Marathon is intended to provide a platform for critical stakeholders – state and federal government agencies, local and international oil and gas companies, athletics associations, the media, citizens, etc, to freely interact at the various activities of the marathon event to achieve their corporate citizenship and marketing communications responsibilities and objectives.
“Key facilitators and stakeholders expected to participate in the classic event include the Bayelsa state government, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, PetroleumDevelopment Trust Fund (PDFT) the Nigerian Content Development andMonitoring Board (NCDMB), among others.”
