Kwara Assembly urges KWSG to restore intra, inter schools sports competitions

Date: 2019-05-03

As part of efforts at restoring the glory of sports in Kwara State, the State House of Assembly has called on the state government to mandate its ministries of Education, and Youth and Sports Development to come up with robust calendar for sporting activities in primary and post primary schools in the state.

The Resolution followed a Matter of General Public Importance, raised by member representing Essa/Shawo/ Igboidun Constituency, Hon. Hassan Oyeleke, on the "Need for Revival of Sporting Activities in Schools" across the state.

The Deputy Speaker, Chief Mathew Okedare, who presided over the Tuesday's sitting, while reading the resolutions of the House,said the need became expedient to restore the glory of sports development and ensure all round development of the younger generations.

The House equally called on the state Ministry of Education to ensure that all proposed new schools in the state have sporting arena, before approval to ensure that pupils and students across the state participate actively in sports.

Oyeleke had while raising the Matter, recalled how athletes who had done the state and the nation proud in both national and international competitions, were discovered through intra and inter schools competitions in both primary and post primary institutions, in the state.

Other members who spoke on the Matter emphasised the significance of sports and identified the stoppage of training of teachers in Physical Education, as the cause of the dwindling fortune of sports in the state.

They called for political will to encourage training of Physical Education Teachers from elementary stage and restore intra and inter schools competitions, to ensure overall wellbeing of younger generations.

Other members who spoke on the Matter were members representing Oke Ogun,Kaiama/Kemanji/ Wajibe, Irepodun, Share/ Oke Ode and Ekiti Constituencies, Barr. Kamal Fagbemi, Hons. Ahmed Ibn Mohammed, Mathew Babaoye,Jimoh Akanni Abdul Rahman and Mrs Felicia Ebun Owolabi.

Also, a bill for a law to establish the State Hospitals Management Bureau and other related matters, passed through first reading at the floor of the House.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sobi     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Hamidu Olowo     Otoge     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Kayode Ibrahim     Mamman Saba Jibril     Aliyu Kora Sabi     IEDPU     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Fulani     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Maja     Salaudeen Oyewale     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Royal FM     Rasheed Jimoh     Dumagi     Bashir Adigun     Oja-Oba     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Kwara University Of Education     Kazeem Adekanye     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Elese Of Igbaja     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Kwara 2019     Offorjama     Abdulkareem Alabi     Yoruba     Halimah Perogi     Umaru Saro     Ayinde Oyepitan     Ayinde Oki     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Balogun Ajikobi     Suleman Abubakar     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     KWASIEC     FOMWAN     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Tunde Yusuf     Riskat Opakunle     T And K FOODS     Yinka Aluko     Sanitation Exercise     Vasolar     Apado     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Sardauna     Lawal Olohungbebe     Kunle Akogun     Toyin Abdullahi     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Salihu Jibril Garbi     James Ayeni     Modibbo Kawu     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Mufutau Olatinwo     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Hassan Saliu     Kayode Alabi     Solomon Edojah     Bello Bature     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Amuda Musbau     ASUU     Tunji Folami     Shehu Salau     Akorede     Kehinde Baale     Musa Yeketi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

CACOVID     Rasheed Jimoh     Makama Of Kaiama     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Toyosi Thomas     Shuaib Jawondo     Mogaji Aare     Hausa     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Eleyele     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Saidu Yaro Musa     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Ayinde Oyepitan     Oladimeji Thompson     Barakat Community Secondary School     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Alao Ayotunde     Salami Adekunle     Kunbi Titiloye     Olatunji Bamgbola     Sanusi Abubakar     Yusuf Ali     Gbugbu International Market     Oja-Oba     Kwara Polytechnic     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Ayo Opadokun     Alaiye     Sherif Shagaya     Muslim Cementary     Nigerian Army     Raymond Olaitan     Olugbense     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Olaitan Buraimoh     Edret Sabi Abel     Kayode Alabi     General Hospital     Afonja Descendants Union     Hauwa Nuru     Kabir Shagaya     Florence Saraki     Bello Oyedepo     Zaratu Umar     Al-Hikmah University     Maja     Funmilayo Oniwa     Monsurat Omotosho     Adeniyi Ojo     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Bello Abubakar     Olabode Towoju     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Tunde Saad     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Just Event Online     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Unicontinental Construction Company     Computer Based Test     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Oyawoye     Aisha Buhari     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Ajeigbe     Maigidasanma     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Saduki Lafiagi     Ahmed     Kolawole Akande     Tunde Kazeem     V.O. Abioye     Zainab Abass