The Dr. Newton Jibunoh Desert Warriors Expedition is scheduled to take off in November as a joint venture between Lagos State Government, FADE Africa and the Republic of Niger’s Ministry of Environment.
Prior to the expedition, there will be a preliminary/screening stage, which will take the form of an Endurance Reality Shown in Agadez, Niger Republic. This will involve 50 specially selected men and women aged between 18 and 40 years of age who will be selected from applicants who paid N 3,000 to apply online via our website www.lagosdesertwarriors.com.
The 50 selected participants will be put through various endurance exercises, physical fitness challenges, discipline tests, social comportment and driving skills tests. The challenges will be filmed and later transmitted on various TV stations in Nigeria and Niger. The show will air 14 episodes TV and will show the participants are faring. During the show, viewers will be allowed to vote for the favorite warriors via SMS. The final 15 candidates will be selected by 50% votes from viewers and 50% from the judges.
On January 4th 2009, the remaining 15 contestants will participate as official Desert Warriors in the Expedition. During the expedition, the participants will travel from Nigeria to the United Kingdom across the Sahara desert by car. The Desert Warriors will also receive prizes including a Suzuki jeep as well as monetary awards.
For more details please visit www.lagosdesertwarriors.com