Toke Aka heads MOC as Lagos hosts 2023 West Africa Scrabble Championship ( WASC)
Lagos got the nod ahead of Benin City and Abuja which were in contention to stage the biggest sub-regional scrabble tournament in Africa
The President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Toke Aka serves as the head of the Main Organizing Committee MOC of the second edition of the West Africa Scrabble Championship (WASC).
This piece of information was made public on Thursday in Abuja by the Scribe of Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Mrs. Ejiro Thukson IV.
Chukwudi Ehibudu was named as Chairman of the Marketing Sub Committee of the Championship which will have about 80 players from 5 countries in attendance. The Marketing Sub Committee is expected to source the 50 million naira needed to stage a hitch-free event.
John Curtis, the Technical Director of NSF, is the Chairman technical and tournament director while Mayowa Aliyu the Chairman of Kwara State Scrabble Association (KSSA), heads the Protocol and Entertainment Sub Committee.
A seasoned journalist, Maxwell Kumoye is the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Sub Committee of the Championship and he will be associated with Mishael Emmanuel and Dotun Omisakin.
Ejiro Thukson IV is in charge of the Secretariat of the second edition of the West Africa Scrabble Championship which the Centre of Excellent and the City of Aquatic Splendor, Lagos be hosting from the 22nd to the 26th of November, 2023.
Lagos got the nod ahead of Benin City and Abuja which were in contention to stage the biggest sub-regional scrabble tournament in Africa with five countries, namely Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and host Nigeria in attendance.
Each of the participating countries except host Nigeria will be presenting 15 players each while Nigeria will have 20 wordsmiths during the three days of gruelling competition.
12,000 dollars has been set aside as prize money for the individual and team events of the championship.
THE WEST AFRICA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP SUBCOMMITTEES
✓ SPONSORSHIP - Chukwudi Ehibudu
✓ PROTOCOL- ENTERTAINMENT - Mayowa Aliyu
✓ PUBLICITY & MEDIA - Maxwell Kumoye
✓ TECHNICAL - Curtis John
✓ TRANSPORTATION & AACCOMMODATIONMEDICALS-SECURITY - Bright Idahosa
✓ SECRETARIAT - Ejiro Thukson IV
