Akwa Ibom state governor Obong Godswill Akpabio and Director General National Sports Commission Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye will top the list of dignitaries expected to grace the closing ceremony of Uyo 2013 national weightlifting championship today(Friday).

Mariam Usman of Nigeria competes in the women’s +75kg group A weightlifting event at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation Hon Chibudom Nwuche confirmed yesterday that the duo will be at Ibom Hall, Uyo venue of the closing ceremony.

Nwuche said the closing ceremony would be a glamorous one even as he expressed satisfaction with the way the week long competition has gone.