Friends , associates plan birthday scrabble retreat for NSF President

Friends and associates of the President of Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Engineer Toke Aka, have concluded arrangements to stage a special birthday scrabble retreat (SBSR), in his honour in Abuja.

According to them, the one day retreat will be held at the most famous scrabble venue in Nigeria, The Zalika Garden, Garki, Abuja and it’s a 10 rounds of games competition.

Saturday the 15th of June which coincides with the birthday of Engineer Toke Aka is the date for the Retreat tagged “Jubilee Extra With A Touch of Panache” and the event will be rated by Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) and Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA).

Our correspondent understands that one of Africa’s finest and most sort after Tournament Director, John Curtis, has been saddled with the responsibility to oversee the Special Birthday Scrabble Retreat (SBSR).

John Curtis, a very experienced environmentalist with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says he will give the competition the attention and the very best of support that is associated with such retreat.

Olatunde Oduwole, the current Nigeria’s Champion of Champions and multiple National Sports Festival gold medalist, told our correspondent from his base in Illinois, Chicago, USA, that NSF Boss, Engineer Toke Aka is not just a President but a man with many parts who should be celebrated and honoured beyond his birthday.

“Chief Toke Aka, means so many things to the Scrabble Family in Nigeria, Africa and the World. An excellent host, organizer, an encyclopedia, a consummate administrator and a man with a large heart,” Oduwole a former NSF Green Jacket holder and a multiple National Championship winner stated.

“The unprecedented success of the male and female scrabble national teams as well as individual players cannot be attributed to any individual, it’s a collective effort but the Kogi State born Engineer Toke Aka, is a turnkey operator in that collective effort that is like a well rehearsed orchestral.” The author of Scrabble Evolution Text Book noted.

“Aka, is kind hearted person and is ever ready and willing to help scrabble players, he has personally supported the academic and sporting careers of a host of young Nigerians.

“NSF President is not just a player turn administrator but is also a successful business entrepreneur whose experience in both worlds has helped shape the current growth of Scrabble in Nigeria and the rest of the world,” Oduwole, the initiator of the Ultimate Scrabble Showdown, further said.

Engineer Toke Aka is the Managing Director of Kadegg Nigeria Limited a world class construction, Consultancy and Management company.

Olatunde Oduwole, Honourable Farouk Abdullahi and Dafe Efemuaye are puting resources together to make the Engineer Toke Aka Special Birthday Scrabble Retreat tagged, ‘Jubilee Extra with a Touch of Panache’ an event to cherish and remember.

Amaechi Molokwu, Frex Etuk, Amana Mohammed, Mohammed Bashir, Ufo Chukwukelu, Okechukwu David, Hamza Madaki, Abdul Sambo, and Sunny Ogbo are also singing from the same hymm sheet.

About fifty top wordsmith across the country are expected to touch down in Abuja for the competition and the massive party thereafter.