Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state will celebrate his 52nd birthday on Sunday, 14 June.

Ahead of the day, Ambode anticipating a flurry of birthday wishes in newspaper advertisements has urged well-wishers to use the funds to support the fight against cancer.

Governor Akinwumi Ambode

Ambode, in a statement in Lagos, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Habib Aruna, called on his family members, friends, political associates and well wishers wishing to place congratulatory messages to do so.

The governor sought their understanding to respect his wish to use the birthday as his modest way of touching the distressed and impacting on humanity.

“As a modest way of touching the distressed and making impact on humanity, I have decided to associate with ‘The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP-Nigeria)’ in fighting the big war against cancer,” he said.

He urged interested people to send such donations to the First Bank Account of CECP-Nigeria.

According to the governor, the project is being anchored by Dr Christopher Kolade and Prof Pat Utomi.