Traditional rulers charged on sporting activities at grassroots

Date: 2016-03-14

The Kwara State Government has charged traditional rulers to support the government in developing sporting activities at the grass root levels with a view to curbing social vices among the youths.

The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Barrister Abdulrazaq Akorede gave the charge in Iwo-Isin, Isin Local Government during the final match of the 35th edition of Aboyeji Volleyball competition held at Iwo Comprehensive High School, Iwo Isin. Community Secondary School, Oba-Isin came first in the competition, Oro Grammar School came second.

The programme also featured award of excellence on eminent personalities including Barrister Akorede; Commissioner for Industry and Solid Minerals Development, Otunba Taiwo Joseph and his Culture and Tourism counterpart, Hajia Iyabo Adewuyi; Bank of Agriculture, Iwo Isin branch Manager, Alhaji Abdulazeez Saka, Dr Omowumi Oloyede among others.

While describing sport as a unifying factor that binds people together irrespective of religious and ethnicity differences, he stressed the need for stakeholders to support the government in using sport to strengthen unity and peaceful co-existence in the country.

The commissioner observed that if sporting activities are developed particularly at the grass root levels, youths would be meaningfully engaged.

Barrister Akorede emphasized the need for traditional rulers, community development associations as well as individuals and corporate organizations to support government in promoting sporting events at the grassroots.

The commissioner commended the organizer of Aboyeji Volleyball competition for assisting the government in curbing social menace among the youths through sporting activities.

He described the honour given to him by the Aboyeji Volleyball Foundation as a great surprise and challenge and promised to sustain the good deeds and humanitarian services that facilitated his award.

He called on youths to be law abiding, hardworking, courageous, patience and attach great importance to communal effort to ensure a peaceful society. In his remark, the state commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Pharmacist Bolakale Ayo Nuhu said developing grassroots sports would go a long way in showcasing talented youths.

Represented by the state Director Sports, Coach Tunde Kazeem, the Commissioner commended traditional rulers in Isin for always supporting sporting events in the council and urged other traditional rulers to emulate them.

"Other traditional rulers should emulate communal efforts of traditional rulers in Isin who take active part in the sporting activities in their domain because developing grass root sports is one of the policy trust of the present administration", he stated.

The organizer of the event, Chief Solomon Omoniyi Aboyeji said the programme was to develop secondary school students into active, strong, happy, healthy and energetic sportsmanship spirit. He said the awardees were honoured for their supportive roles to the sustenance of the Aboyeji Volleyball Foundation.

The Oniwo of Iwo-Isin, Oba Joshua Tunde Olutade among other traditional rulers in Isin Local Government were in attendance at the event.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ilorin International Airport     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Congress For National Consensus     Okin Biscuit     A.E. Afolabi     Salami Adekunle     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Kwarareports     Amuda Bembe     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Egbejila     Yusuf Aiyedun     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Oyawoye     Azeez Salawu     Ghali Alaaya     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Rasheed Jimoh     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Dele Belgore     KWASIEC     Ibrahim Oniye     Suleman Abubakar     Haliru Dantoro     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Laduba     Yetunde Balogun     Jimoh Akani     Olaiya Lawal     Yahaya Jibril Usman     MMWG     Jamiu Oyawoye     Budo-Egba     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Moro     Siraj Oyewale     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Yusuf Mubarak     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Kayode Ibrahim     Maigida     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Ope Saraki     Kwara State University Of Education     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Olupako     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Moshood Mustapha     Quareeb Islamic Association     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Arinola Lawal     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Arandun     Nurudeen Muhammed     Yusuf Arowosaye     Kunle Suleiman     Igbaja     KSIRS     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Sam Okaula     Col. Taiwo     Omotoso     Yusuf Abubakar     Ramat Oganija     Kawu     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Rotimi Atere     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Ilorin South     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Sambo Murtala    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Haliru Dantoro     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Bursary     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Bayo Ojo     Ballah     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Idowu Laro     Lukman Adeloyin     Saliu Ajia     Sheriff Shagaya     Kunle Suleiman     Alimi     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Adeniyi Ojo     Budo Egba     Mashood Dauda     Cornelius Adebayo     Oniye     Sanusi Abubakar     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Kwarareports.com     Akanbi-Oke     Amos Bajeh     Lateef Fagbemi     Ayo Opadokun     Hassan A. Saliu     T And K FOODS     Forgo Battery     KWASEIC     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Balikis Jawondo     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Aminat Omodara     Offa Grammer School     Afonja     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Ndakene     International Aviation College     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Sai Kayi     Royal FM     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Kwara Hotel     Iponrin     COVID-19 Palliatives     Folashade Omoniyi     Adekunle David Dunmade     Salihu S. Yaru     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Federal Allocation     IsDB     Osuwa     GRA     Ajakaye     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Aminat Ahmed     Femi Oladiji     Sherif Shagaya     Seed Technologies     Bayo Ajia     Gbenga Olawepo     Tunde Oyawoye     Press Release     Anilelerin     Alabere     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Tuesday Assayomo