For the third time running, Shell has
won the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games (NOGIG), posting a commanding
victory streak in the history of the 30-year old triennial competition, reports ITRealms.
At the
end of the week-long NOGIG 2018 in Lagos, Team Shell topped the medal table
with 11 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze, leaving the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron in second and third places
respectively.
“Team Shell’s record win is
well-deserved,” said Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director, Shell Petroleum
Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Ltd and Country Chair, Shell Companies in
Nigeria, while reflecting on the performance of the contingent. “The games
present a good opportunity for all of us in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria
to be physically active and network in an atmosphere of healthy rivalry, and we
wish to commend Team Shell for the hard work and commitment which have earned
them a top place at the medal table for three consecutive years.”
NOGIG 2018 – the 17th edition - held
February 18 – 24 with 13 companies competing in football, squash,
table tennis, lawn tennis, scrabble, chess, snooker, swimming, golf,
basketball, 100 metres dash 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay. The
games came to a climax at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos with the
finals of a football match, 100 meters sprint (men/women), 200 metres sprints
(men/women) and 4 X 100 metres relay.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, the
NNPC GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru, chief host of the games, commended the athletes for
competing keenly and fairly, and hoped that the quality of the games would
continue to improve in the coming years. Both the Minister of State for
Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu and the Lagos State Governor, Mr Ambode Akinwunmi
echoed the same sentiments in the goodwill messages they sent to the ceremony.
General Manager, External Relations, Igo Weli represented Shell at the event
and received the winner’s trophy from the NNPC GMD amid cheers and jubilation.
Manager Team Shell, Alex Onumbu who
is the also the Vice Chairman of the local organising committee of
the games, thanked the management of Shell companies in Nigeria for their
support and the athletes who made Shell proud. He said: “The amount of hard
work and discipline that underpin our participation and victory can only be
imagined. We want to pay tribute to our athletes, who in addition to their
normal work, took the time and pains to train, compete and win. And of course,
we also own a huge debt of gratitude to our management, because without their untiring
support, we would have gone nowhere. This record victory is not just for Team
Shell – it is for all of us!”
NOGIG began in 1986 as a squash
tournament in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. The 18th edition of the games is expected
to hold in 2020.
Pix: L-R: General Manager External Relations of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Mr. Igo WelI; Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru; and SPDC Community Relations Coordinator and Vice Chairman Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) Organising Committee, Mr. Alex Onumbu, at the presentation of the 2018 NOGIG Overall Tournament Champion trophy to SPDC in Lagos… last weekend.
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