The maiden edition of Akwa Ibom State Youth Sports Festival has commenced in the state. The competition is organized by the state Ministry of Youth & Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
The Commissioner for Youth & Sports, Akwa Ibom State, Sir Monday Uko, told newsmen Thursday that the festival is the vision of Governor Udom Emmanuel for school sports to be revived in the state which in turn will sharpen the mental alertness of pupils and students.
He noted that 13 different sports will be featured in the primary school category while the secondary school category will have 15 sports.
The sports commissioner stressed that Governor Emmanuel is passionate about the sports development and sees school sports as a veritable platform to catch the students young and inspire them to greatness.
The games staged at local government and state levels, shall be held twice every year, in March and November.
The Commissioner revealed that the state Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has set aside big prize monies for winners and called on Principals and Games Masters to drive the message home to their wards and encourage massive participation.
The Local Government qualifiers begins from 14th February, 2017 to 24th February, 2017 while the opening ceremony for the state finals will be on the 15th March, 2017. The competition will come to an end on 19th March, 2017.
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