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London-based Nigerian man embarks on London to Lagos charity ride with power bike
A London-based Nigerian man has hopped in on the unbelievable as commenced a cross-country charity ride from London to Lagos, Nigeria with just his power bike.
In a tweet generating quite a number of reactions, the Nigerian man identified as Kunle Adeyanju, commenced a cross-country charity ride from London to Lagos using a motorbike.
He announced in a post on Tuesday, April 19, as he noted the trip is expected to last for 25 days while covering a distance of 12,000km.
Giving navigation on how he would arrive at his destination, Lagos, he stated that he would pass 14 countries, including France, Spain, Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, and the final destination being Lagos, Nigeria.
According to him, the funds raised during the course of the charity ride will be dedicated to primary healthcare, fight against Polio; Polio plus project, water, and sanitation.
Sharing photos on April 19, Day 1 of his journey, Kunle wrote;
”I commenced the London – Lagos Charity Ride today April the 19th, 2022.
The ride is expected to last 25days, spanning a total distance of about 12,000km.
The ride will traverse London – France – Spain – Gibraltar – Morocco – Western Sahara – Mauritania – St Louis – Senegal – Gambia – Mali – Cote d’Ivoire – Ghana – Togo – Benin – Lagos.
Day 1 of the Charity Ride involves riding from London to Dover, where I went on a ferry to cross the English Channel to Calais France and then ride to Borges France, my stop point for the day.
Total ride distance for day 1 is to be about 745km.
100% of fund raised will be channeled to Primary Health, Water & Sanitation, PolioPlus project.
Particularly 20% of fund raised will be targeted to support the fight to sustain Africa Polio free status.
Our target is N20m, pls join Hans with me and support this noble initiative massively. And personally I will be giving a 10% match grant for every donation”
See his tweets:
The ride will traverse London – France – Spain – Gibraltar – Morocco – Western Sahara – Mauritania – St Louis – Senegal – Gambia – Mali – Cote d’Ivorie – Ghana – Togo – Benin – Lagos.
— Kunle Adeyanju (@lionheart1759) April 19, 2022
Day 1 of the Charity Ride involves riding from London to Dover, where I went on a ferry to pic.twitter.com/X9Ukus5hZr
100% of fund raised will be channeled to Primary Health, Water & Sanitation, PolioPlus project.
— Kunle Adeyanju (@lionheart1759) April 19, 2022
Particularly 20% of fund raised will be targeted to support the fight to sustain Africa Polio free status.
Our target is N20m, pls join Hans with me and support this noble initiative
