The
fight against Breast Cancer in Nigeria received a major boost as
Nigeria’s leading ICTCompany, MTN, sponsored the 2015 edition of the
Pink Polo Day.
The MTN Pink Polo Championship is a breast cancer awareness event which
climaxes the annual African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament.This year’s
edition sawfemale polo players from Nigeria, South Africa and the US
participating in the two day tourney.
Speaking on the tourney, HajiaHadizaNasir
El-Rufai,Chief Host of the event and First Lady of Kaduna State expressed
optimism that the Pink Polo Day would draw awareness to the devastating effects
of breast cancer in the country. She also called on other corporate bodies to
emulate MTN’s commitment towards eradicating breast cancer in the country.
In her words: “We hope that well-meaning
Nigerians, especially in the corporate sector, will emulate MTN’s efforts at
confronting the challenge of breast cancer in Nigeria. The truth is that it is
possible to defeat breast cancer but it is a fight that requires collaborative effort.
MTN has led the way and we expect others to follow suite.
In his response, Dola Bamgboye, Events and
Sponsorship Manager, MTN Nigeria, assured of MTN’s continual support in the
fight against Breast Cancer.
“The idea is to raise awareness for breast
cancer and MTN is delighted to be a part of this. We are equally pleasedat the
reception and awareness level so far and we promise not to relent in our
sensitization and support efforts. Sensitization as we all know is key to
saving lives and that is why we have come out to do this,” Bamgboye said.
Here are some photos from the event…
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