Firms Partner To Promote Cycling In Nigeria – The Guardian

In a bid to re-awaken cycling Nigerians Chellarams Plc has collaborated with ?Y-Media Global Brands Communication Limited to sage this year’s Y-Media Park N Ride charity bicycle ride in Lagos. The 15-kilometre event, which held recently in the Ikeja axis of the state, saw over 200 participants, including children and adults, riding from Alausa through Alln Avenue, Opebi Kudirat Abiola and Ikosi Roads before terminating at the take-off point in Alausa.
Speaking at event, the Group Information Officer, Chellarams Plc, Dr. Harbahjah Batth, pledged his company’s continued support, nothing that his firm has been part of the cycling fiesta since 2010 when it debuted and had committed over 2 million both in cash N2 million both in cash and material to its successful hosting in the past three years.
To the group’s chief Operating Officer, Sanjay Pradhan support for the event was reiterated, adding that Chellarams Plc was sponsoring the yearly cycling exercise owning to its attendant benefits of keeping Nigerians fit and preventing the environment from the emissions of carbon monoxide, Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa while commending the organizers and sponsors and sponsors, disclosed that the state government would soon introduce dedicated lane for bicycle riders to encourage more people to imbibe the habit of cycling as obtained in Asia.