THE Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Ayodele Agbesanwa, has assured organisers of the 15th Lagos Governor’s Cup Tennis of the state government’s full support for the 15th edition of the tournament, which holds from December 5-19.

A total prize money of $80, 000 is at stake in the competition. The men’s winners in both Futures will pocket the sum of $30,000, while the women take home the sum of $50,000.

The first edition was staged during the reign of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Governor of Lagos State.

The incumbent Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, is expected to grace the finals of the tournament, the first to be staged since he assumed office in May.

Speaking during a meeting with the organisers in Lagos, Agbesanwa revealed that since he resumed duty as DG, one of his first assignments was to request for some files, which included the Lagos Governor’s Cup Tennis so as to familiarise himself with some of the contents.

He assured the organisers that the tourney has come to stay because of the tourney’s lofty and achievable objectives that would be of immense benefits to the people of Lagos State.

Agbesanwa noted that it was indeed a privilege to meet the chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Chief Pius Oluwole Akinyelure and Prince Wale Oladunjoye. He further assured the LOC of provision of vehicles for transportation purposes as requested by the organisers.