Showtyme Foundation to hold sickle cell awareness programme in Ibadan- Durojaye

The 2024 Annual Sickle Cell awareness programme organized by Showtyme Foundation has been scheduled to hold on Thursday the 26th of this month at the famous Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West, Nigeria.

The 2024 Annual Sickle Cell awareness programme tagged ‘Double Check Your Status and Ball’ will begin by 9am and will run for about eight hours on Thursday September 26.

According to the organizers of the event they have secured the services of top medical personnel to manage the programme that will be fused with various forms of exercises and a one-day basketball competition.

The CEO of Showtyme Foundation, Shola Durojaye, said, “We are using our platform to sensitize our community to create awareness about Sickle Cell Anaemia and Doctors will be on ground to conduct free genotype test and also schedule people for testing and counseling on the effect of Sickle Cell.”

The National Sickle Cell Awareness month is September and Showtyme Foundation CEO, explained that the program started in 2017, and they will continue to support this laudable initiative.

“The aim of the event is to ensure and inform our community to not just check their status but ‘Double Check’ their status as we have series of people getting wrong results in which I am a victim.
“I did my genotype, and the result came out as AA whereas I am AS. I went ahead to marry my ex-wife who is AS, and our first child was SS while the other two girls are AS. I lost my 12 years old daughter Demilade Shola last month due to Sickle Cell Anaemia crisis,” he lamented.

Despite this painful event, Durojaye went on to add that his Foundation has put in place all the necessary logistics for a hitch free testing and counseling this week.

“The programme is free of charge and all participants are advised to be on ground on or before 9am on Thursday, the 26th of September 2024 at the Adamasingba Stadium, in Ibadan.

Shola Durojaye who is also the CEO of Showtyme Hoopers and Showtyme Angeles Basketball Clubs is also appealing to well-meaning individuals and corporate bodies to support the National Sickle Cell Awareness programme wherever they are in Nigeria.

“We love to continue the Annual Double Check Your Status and Ball and despite the death of my beloved daughter, although very sad emotional, I have use Showtyme Foundation to continue sensitizing our parents of the importance of double checking their genotype and the game of basketball has always been a great medium and platform to get across to our teeming youths and our community at large.” Shola Durojaye stated.

Shola Durojaye is a key and influential member of Oyo State Basketball Association (OSBA), and the organizers of one of the most successful Basketball Camp in the State, the yearly Showtyme Summer Slam for clubs within Oyo State and beyond.