The showbiz event which is
the first of its kind on the African continent,
Which would feature former governor of Lagos
and leader of the ruling APC, Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu and Evander Holyfield in
the bout to be refereed by the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.
In his endorsement of the BAT vs Holyfield
bout, Asiwaju Tinubu was quoted as saying “I
can’t wait to knock Evander down. I’m the
real champion of the world!”
The event is aimed at bringing world attention
to some health-related issues in Africa, and
will focus on cases such as Autism in Children,
Breast Cancer, Mental illness, HIV/AIDS, River
Blindness, and especially the plight of Africans
living with Disabilities and so on.
The event will
donate five 40ft. containers of medical and
relief materials worth over $2 million to Lagos
State Government and other neighbouring
states, According to the organizers of the event.
Not-for-profit organisations and
agencies in Lagos are to benefit from the part of the proceeds that would be realised at the event, to cater research programmes aimed at
eradicating these medical conditions.
Evander Holyfield is billed to arrive Lagos in
May.
Rhumbles in Lagos is a project of Lagos at 50
Festival, hosted by the Government of Lagos
State in partnership with ACI Entertainment/
Bishop Consult, based in Atlanta.
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