Nigeria, West African motorcycle bikers, storm Ebonyi

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OVER 200 motorcycle-bikers from all parts of the country and West African sub-region will storm Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital with their motorbikes for their annual convention and free cervical and breast cancer screening for the public on September 28 to October 1st.

According to Mrs Joann Otaru, National President of the Association, the exercise was set up to promote unity, discipline and responsibility amongst members.

In a press briefing with sports writers Association, the National President said the bikers under the name of Ace of Spades Bikers Association a.k.a Bikers in Nigeria (BIN) said the concept of the annual convention is built-on an educative, fun filled, and community give-back model as the 2018 convention aims at promoting team bonding activities through various intense survival games.

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“We would also be conducting free cervical and breast cancer screening on the public and explore the rich-cultural heritage of Ebonyi people.

“The event is opened to the public and bike enthusiasts who wish to interact and familiarise with the biking community, not just from Nigeria, but West Africa,” she said.

“We debunk the notion that biking is a dangerous sport, but however encourage individuals to enroll in riding schools to learn about inherent risks associated with biking and ways to avoid them; before joining our association.

“The same processes obtained in acquiring bikes are the same with cars and the costs are relative to the type of bike that one seeks to acquire which makes anyone who can afford a car to equally afford a bike,” she said.

She maintained that the convention has been a regular feature in the country since it started in Calabar, Cross River state in 2008 and has been further held in different states such as Benue, Rivers, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Plateau, Ekiti, Delta, Lagos and Imo states.

Meanwhile, Mrs Joann Otaru also informed that there are riding schools all over the country which include, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Ibadan among others and that their members have the needed training and licence to operate super-bikes.