Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated its support for the Diplomatic Games Week, slated for the 8th to 10th of November, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Amb. Ben Okoyen stated the Ministry’s support for the recreational engagement planned for the diplomatic community in Nigeria via a letter to the CEO of Diplomacy Publishing & Events, Sòókò Deji Ajomale-McWord.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sòókò Deji Ajomale-McWord said the event with the theme ‘Negotiating World Peace & Prosperity Through Sports Diplomacy’ has been received with zest by the golfing diplomatic community.
According to Mr. Ajomale-McWord, the 2024 edition promises to up things a bit and make it more inclusive, with more sporting events such as golf, tennis, chess, esports, soccer and polo.
He noted that entries are open to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and agencies under it, embassies and international organizations with diplomatic mission status via www.dpeevents.africa.
“We are super excited and grateful that after half a decade of keeping the diplomatic community engaged recreationally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has thought it worthy to identify with us.
This journey started in 2019 because we are in awe of how diplomats are able to help broker and keep the level of peace/sanity and prosperity that our world still enjoys, and DPE — as a firm that uses available tools of diplomacy to advance global peace, prosperity and harmony — thought it necessary to celebrate diplomats and diplomacy.
As for venues, we will reveal them in due course. This is for diplomacy. This is for sports tourism,” He said.
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