Nigeria’s reigning king of the
tracks, Seye Ogunlewe has landed a brand endorsement deal with
financial giant, United Bank of Africa (UBA).
Seye’s new new deal is an
icing-on-the-cake in a year he worked very hard beating other strong
contenders to retain the Nigerian national 100 meters title for the
third successive year.
Speaking about his new relationship
with the brand, Seye who is represented by leading talent agency,
Temple Management Company (TMC) said he was eager to work with the
intuition to become a better athlete and inspire young kids.
To actualize his new task, he teamed up
with UBA Foundation to inspire school children Victoria Island High
School, Lagos on the Read Africa Initiative. Launched in 2011, the
foundation has been helping to rekindle the dwindling reading culture
amongst African youths as they pursue their education.
The track & field champion
alongside Mrs Bola Atta, CEO, UBA Foundation read excerpts of books
and shared his experience as an athlete to inspire the children to
become the best they can be.
Seye revealed, “I am delighted to be
part of @ubagroup corporate social responsibility campaign, Read
Africa. I believe every child should live their dreams with the right
balance of education and passion for what you like to do.
He added, “I heard kids today say
they wanted to be Doctors, Lawyers, Pilot…. My message to them was
work hard to accomplish anything.” Also speaking, Koye Sowemimo,
Head of Sports, reaffirm the commitment of Temple Management Company
(TMC) in ensuring that the star athlete achieves his purpose to
become a truly global champion.
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