A Nigerian man, Kunle Adeyanju on Tuesday, April 19, commenced a cross-country charity ride from London to Lagos using a motorbike.
He made the announcement in a post on his Twitter page as he noted the trip is expected to last for 25 days and cover 12,000km.
Kunle gave a rundown of how he will pass 14 countries and the ride will start from London, through 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, Polio plus project, water and sanitation.
Sharing photos on April 19 when he embarked on the trip, 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”
