Tallen appeals for more support for women pro golfers

Women Affairs and Social Development Minister, Dame Pauline Tallen has appealed to players and sponsors to create more opportunities for ladies, who want to take golf as a profession.

According to a statement from her office, the minister told visiting members of the Ladies Professional Golfers of Nigeria (LPGAN), led by the number one Lady pro golfer, Uloma Mbuko Ogbuokiri, that she was ready to collaborate with the association to create befitting job opportunities for young ladies.

She added: “This present administration is not living any stone unturned in its quest to give Ladies and Women opportunities to showcase their talents among their peers so as not to play second fiddle.”

The minister, who said she was happy to receive the delegation, which included Iyene Essien, a 13-year-old golfer, who just returned to Nigeria after representing the country at the HJGT Second Annual World Championship in Orange County National Golf Club, Panther Lake in the U.S., commended LPGAN for raising and mentoring young girls to be future professional golfers.