Walking, Jogging enhances Healthy Living. – Belgore.

Walking, Jogging enhances Healthy Living. – Belgore.

By: Michael Mike, Abuja

‘The Ministry of interior is a fitness oriented Ministry and we will entertain Future invitations of charitable organizations that ensures well-coordinated exercises’.

These were the submissions of the Perm. Sec of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore at the inaugural “TITI Memorial walk for heart “walking jogging which took off  from the  Unity Fountain Abuja to the National Eagle Square. This exercise was   organised by the TITI & KIKI foundation on the 20th of November 2021, it was a 5km health walk.

Dr Belgore, added that a minimum of two hours walk per day will help the heart and breathing as he doubles as a medical personnel and a successful heart surgery patient of over twenty years now. He appreciated the founder of the foundation in the person of Hon.Tajudeen Yusuf who named the foundation after his late wife and son who lost the battle against heart diseases.

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Notable guests were the chairman of the event Rt.Hon.Yakubu Dogara who was represented; Captain of the event Mr Sada Agara, President of the Karate Federation of Nigeria;Hon. Dr Ibrahim Shehu, President  of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria.

Dr Stephen Olorunfemi; Hon. Francis Agbo ,House Committee Hon.Rimamoide Shawulu and delegates  such as Asst. Corp Marshall Oladele Clement; Hon Fred Agbedi. Directors and senior officers from the Ministry of Interior were also there in their numbers.

Vital checks were taken by Dr Usi of the Port Health Services from the Public Health Department of the Federal Ministry of Health.

Titi & Kiki Memorial Foundation was founded by Hon. Tajudeen Ayo Yusuf (TeeJay) on the 2nd of November, 2020. Since its establishment, the organization has supported with full funding, the successful completion of a reconstructive heart surgery with (special implants including mechanical heart valve and tricuspid ring) for a troubled patient at the Cardiovascular Department of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).  

Walking, Jogging enhances Healthy Living. – Belgore.