41 days after he took off from London, the United Kingdom, on an adventurous bike trip for charity, the Nigerian Biker, Kunle Adeyanju, finally arrived in Lagos on Sunday afternoon.
He arrived five days behind his earlier schedule of May 25, 2022.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, Adeyanju shared his excitement at arriving in the country.
“Good to be home after 41days on the road. Thank you so much, Nigeria, for the support, encouragement and all the rooting…. I Love Nigeria and I am Proudly Nigerian!” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, a reception was organised in his honour by the Ikeja Rotary Club District 9110.
A visibly elated Adeyanju extolled the beauty, cultures and hospitality of Africans and urged them to write their stories themselves.
Adeyanju said there were lots of interesting discoveries as well as challenges everywhere during the 41 days bike ride from London to Lagos.
” Every day you ride, every kilometer is full of challenges.
“I have done close to 12,000 Kilometers, 3, 000 km was done in Europe, while the other 9,000 kilos were done in Africa.
“And these 9,000 km took me not just to the capital but took me to the villages, the towns, and the hinterland, the desolate place, the isolated area, the most inhospitable places.
“All through this journey through Africa, I discovered a true African story. I was able to communicate the message of polio to the people who were receptive towards me,” Adeyanju said.
He said it was fulfilling to see many people from across Africa accept the message to end polio in Africa.
He said that it was fearful beginning the journey because all the intelligent reports concerning the countries of Africa, which he was to pass through, were damning.
“But after travelling over 9,000 km to some of these isolated places, I discovered the African story and I discovered that African people are nice.
“Africa is a beautiful continent. It is a land of diversity. where every kilometer, every meter you cover, you discover something interesting, something that educates you.
“I know this was like an ‘aha’ moment for me. And I said this is not what I read about Africa.”
He said that Africa was more than the descriptions of safari and animal kingdom assumed by people of the West.”
According to him, his adventure from London to Lagos changes the perception he has of Africa.
Adeyanju noted that all the funds generated from the adventure were for charity; some percentage to the end polio campaign, while others to his Rotary project for 2022.
The biker, who is a Rotarian, is the District Governor-elect of the Ikoyi Rotary Club.
Earlier, District Governor of District 9110, Ikeja, Remi Bello, thanked Adeyanju for his courage and doggedness in embarking on the painstaking London– Lagos Charity Adventure.
Bello said that the adventure had made Adeyanju an international brand.