Lagos government achieves another milestone in sports when it approved
Monopoly as one of the sporting activities in the state. The birth of
Monopoly in Lagos is a partnership between Lagos State Sports Commission
and Bestman Games. According to the chairman of the Commission, Mr.
Deji Tinubu, who is also the Special Adviser on Sports to the Governor
of Lagos State, many people know about Monopoly but they have not really
capture it the way Bestman Games is about to bring it to the limelight
in Lagos.
He said that the philosophy behind Monopoly is in line with Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode’s vision on sports where he wants to create opportunity
for every child to engage in sports, while the government will provide
the enabling environment with active collaboration with the private
sector.
He said: “I want to officially announce that Monopoly is now a recognized sport in Lagos State.
To the CEO of Bestman Games, Mrs Mini Akinkugbe, Monopoly began its in
road into Lagos in December 2012, saying “we gathered at the imposing
City Hall on Catholic Mission Street for the launch of the City of Lagos
Edition of Monopoly by the former Governor, Babatunde Raji 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 customized edition of Monopoly.
She revealed that a tournament tagged City of LagosU-17 Monopoly
Championship will hold on 17 September where no fewer than 2,000
students from 100 schools from both private and public will vie for the
position of Lagos State champion. The overall winner is expected to win
N1 million educational fund.
“A month ago, we had the pleasure of training 100 teachers from 100
Lagos schools for the championship. It is appropriate that this historic
tournament in which we expect to beat a world record should take place
on the grounds of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere which is the
landmark of Monopoly Board,” Akinkugbe said.
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