Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revived the over 25 years abandoned inter-school sports festival.
The sports festival which was also christened ” Ezenwo Nyesom Wike FCT School Sports Festival “which climaxed Thursday, with different categories of sports and participated by various schools.
Speaking at the grand finale of the festival, the minister who was represented by the Mandate Secretary, FCTA’s Social Development Secretariat, Aminu Ibrahim stated that the sports festival would be an annual event, and will be used to harvest young talents across various schools.
He also called on lovers of sports and other stakeholders to partner in developing the sports sector in FCT.
He said: “The Nyesom Ezenwo Wike FCT School Sports Festival has come to stay annually in FCT. We expect the support and partnership of our beloved parents and sponsors both nationally and internationally to make sports festival in FCT a tourist attraction.”
Also, the Mandate Secretary, FCTA’s Education Secretariat, Dr Danlami Hayyo, said the minister was intentional with the commitment to reviving the abandoned sports festival.
Hayyo noted that the festival which started at different eight zones revealed that FCT has the capacity to become a hub the country can rely on for resilient athletes.
He pledged that the administration will give sports development all that is needed to make it interesting and motivating to both pupils and students.
Hayyo noted that the education secretariat was taking sports development seriously because it promotes integration and unity, while building friendship among the young people.
He said, “We call on all sport lovers to partner with the FCT, to make the honourable minister school sport festival, a point of tourism for sport grassroots development.
“We want the world to see the FCT as a safe haven to harness talents for sport in Nigeria and the world.”
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