Tug of war practitioners who have been idle for a long time now will soon get busy as the first Oba Yekini Elegushi Tug of War Beach championship has been slated for sometime in May.

The championship which has been planned for the expansive Elegushi beach in Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Penultimate week, the leadership of Tug of War Nigeria Federation paid a courtesy call on the royal palace of Oba Saeed Ademola Elegushi where the royalty was intimated with plans for the championship.

The delegation which was led by the President of the federation, Reverend Anthony Oyetayo,  included the first vice president of the African Tug of War Federation and vice President of the Nigerian body, Captain Babatunde Adedimeji rtd., Secretary General of the federation, Abdulkareem Macaulay  and the director of publicity.

After presenting the trophy for the championship to Oba Saheed Elugushi, the royal father thanked the President of the federation “for immortalising the late Oba. It is a challenge to all of us who are still alive to do good to humanity that we too can be remembered when we are no more.”

He pledged his support for the planned event when he said, “we will support morally, materially and financially.”

Earlier, the delegation had paid a similar visit to the Eti Osa Local Government headquarters where they were received by council chairman, Honourable Olarenwaju Anofi Elegushi and his cabinet. He too pledged support for the event.