Commends initiators’ bold step in fighting cancer 
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will on Sunday, May 31, 2026, personally flag off the Lagos to the World expedition at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, starting at 2.00 p.m. prompt.
 
The expedition is the initiative of Nigerian entrepreneur and BMW enthusiast, U. Erik Nwagwu, who lost both his mother and sister to cancer, and who has dedicated the expedition to their memory and to the fight against the disease.
 
Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, confirmed in a statement that Nwagwu’s Lagos to the World expedition is “a solo overland circumnavigation of the globe in a Nigerian-plated 2008 BMW 535i — the first of its kind ever departing Nigeria — and has graciously received the blessing of the former President and elder statesman.”
 
The expedition departs Abeokuta in three legs, crossing six continents, with a men’s health and prostate cancer awareness mission running alongside every kilometre — bringing free prostate cancer screenings to roadside communities that formal health campaigns never reach.
 
“This mission is dedicated to my late mother, Prof. Helen Nwagwu, and my late sister, Mrs Onyema Fern Eseka, both lost to cancer,” said Nwagwu, who serves as Managing Director of Carbon Deficits Ltd and is the Driver and Founder of the Lagos to the World Expedition.

He is also a founding member and member of the Board of Trustees of BMW Club Nigeria.
 
“The expedition has attracted significant institutional support ahead of its departure, including AXA Mansard Insurance as Official Insurance Partner, Zuri Health as Official Digital Healthcare Partner — conducting free prostate cancer screenings in Lagos, Abeokuta and Accra — and Studio 24 as Official Photography and Multimedia Partner,” Nwagwu further said. 
 
He noted that Obasanjo’s agreement to formally flag off the expedition means “his words will carry immeasurable weight for the mission and for every Nigerian who watches this moment unfold.” 
 
Nwagwu added that the former President would personally conduct a guided tour of the OOPL for assembled guests, including Foundation Patrons, BMW Club Nigeria members and invited dignitaries.