Abdulahi, Fashola for Olympics countdown

GOVERNOR of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) and Minister of Sports, Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi are expected to jointly unveil the Olympic Countdown Clock of the Nigeria Olympic Committee scheduled for Saturday as part of NOC's 60 years of Olympism and preparation towards the London 2012 Summer Olympic games.The Olympic Countdown Clock, which will be situated at the Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Lagos will also have in attendance members of the Lagos State Cabinet, ex -Olympians, distinguished members of the sporting family and captains of businesses in Nigeria among others.The launch of the clock, which will now be counting down to the evening of July 27, 2012, in days, hours, minutes and seconds, is seen as a significant moment in the build-up to the Games.It will be a reminder to everyone that the countdown to the start of London 2012 has truly begun and will herald Nigeria's preparation to the greatest sporting show on earth.Goke Dokun, Chief Executive Officer of IMPC Limited, the company which is of working on the project says the outfit aligns with Pierre de Coubertin's vision of developing as a whole person through sport, life and a lasting legacy.
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