Why I celebrate Children’s Day – Rufai

Former Nigeria international Peter Rufai yesterday marked the 2014 Children’s Day with scores of school pupils from primary schools around Surulere.

The event which was backed by the Lagos State Government, the National Sports Commission, Procter & Gamble Nigeria (P & G), among others witnessed the kids play various games including football, sack race, etc.

After speeches by the organiser, Peter Rufai, Francis Gbiri who represented the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Honou-rable Gbenga Elegbeleye and Olatomiwa Akande, the Company communications Manager for P&G.

Rufai explained that he felt ever indebted to the country that provided him a platform upon which he became what he is today.

“The Dodo Mayana Children’s Day celebration 2014 is a vision conceptualised to create a platform where children can be celebrated. It is my own modest way of saying thank you to a country that has been so kind to me from when I was a youth to date,” Rufai said.

On their part, P&G is pleased to have joined Staruf limited – as a proud sponsor of the event – in celebrating the Nigerian child.

Akande said, “ With programs such as this, P&G is contributing in our own small way to Youth sports in Nigeria with the goal of helping the future Nigerian athletes develop their skills and the competitiveness needed to excel on the world stage.”