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| L-R Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (CBN Governor) Nimi Akinkugbe (CEO, Bestman Games) |
Habib
Rabiu of King’s
College has emerged as the winner of the 2013 maiden edition of annual City
of Lagos Edition of Monopoly Tournament
held last Friday at the TerraKulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, .
Rabiu was presented
with a sum of One Million Naira (N1, 000, 000) by Stanbic IBTC Plc’s Managing
Director, Sola David Borha.
The one-day maiden
competition which featured students from King’s College and Queen’s College was
used as a tool to present basic lessons in resource management by educating
participating students, about the importance of financial literacy and the
encouragement of personal financial responsibility from an early age.
It
also highlighted the increasing success of the Fast Dealing Property Trading
Game in Nigeria that has continued to receive resounding applause amongst
enthusiasts. In light of its achievements since Bestman Games launch by His
Excellency, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola in December 2012, Monopoly,
according to the Chief Executive Officer of Bestman Games, Nimi Akinkugbe, has
proven to be more than a board game.
The City of Lagos Edition Monopoly
Tournament was organized by Bestman Games, the exclusive distributor in Africa
with the rights to produce ‘local’ editions of Monopoly, the world famous board
game owned by Hasbro, with the support of First Bank of Nigeria Plc,
GTBank Plc, the Lagos State Government and Stanbic IBTC Pensions Managers
Limited.
The tournament was well attended by many visitors including students,
teachers and some special surprise guests including the Governor of Central
Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Odein
Ajumogobia (SAN), among others.
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