KWARA STATE GOVERNOR DECLARED 2020 NIPOGA OPEN

Date: 2020-02-08

The Kwara state Governor mallam Abdulrasaq Abdulraman declared open today, Nigeria Polytechnic Games NIPOGA.

The Governor, represented by his Deputy Mr Kayode Alabi, charged the athletes and officials participating in this year's Nigeria Polytechnic Games, NIPOGA, holding at the state's Polytechnic Ilorin to demonstrate high level of sportsmanship.

Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq at the opening ceremony explained that NIPOGA has proved to be a unifying factor and a tool for fostering national integration among polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of technology through the federation.

He also noted that from time immemorial, sports has helped in developing friendly relationship among nations, build courage, mental alertness, perseverance, discipline, fair play among others hence, the need for his administration's commitment to sports development to maximally and meaningfully engage the youths.

Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq therefore, expressed hope and prayed that this year's edition of NIPOGA would provide robust opportunity for major stakeholders in the games to nurture the spirit of healthy rivalry, greater unity and social interaction that will move the sports sector to an enviable height.

Speaking earlier, the President, NIPOGA Council and Rector, Kwara State Polythenic, Ilorin, Engineer Dr Abdul Jimoh Muhammed said the biennial sporting competition is being hosted by Kwarapoly for the second time after its first hosting in 1981.

Dr Muhammed who appreciated the kwara state government for supporting the institution advised students and participants to exhibit the true spirit of sportsmanship and charged the host community to receive all their visiting teams with open arms.

The 2020 NIPOGA opening ceremony featured unveiling of the Games mascot and hoisting of NIPOGA Flag by the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq

Dignitaries at the event were the Emir of Ilorin, the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, S.S.G, Chief of Staff, Kwara Commissioner of Police, General Kollington Ayinla, Commissioners of Sports and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs among others.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Rafiu Ajakaye     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Balogun Ajikobi     Ilota     Olayinka Olaogun     Lola Ashiru     Local Government Pension Board     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Kolo     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ajuloopin     Idiagbon     Adanla-Irese     Universal Basic Education Commission     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Mahfouz Adedimeji     SWAN     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Hauwa Nuru     Tunji Ajanaku     Emir Of Lafiagi     Alikinla     Oloje     Sobi FM     Mohammed Ibrahim     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Baboko Primary School     IESA     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     GGDSS Pakata     Micheal Imoudu     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Ilorin General Hospital     Mufutau Olatinwo     James Ayeni     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Oba Abdulraheem     Florence Saraki     Agbarere     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Dorcas Afeniforo     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Oba-Solagberu     Photo News     JUSUN     Olokoba     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Ndakene     Shehu Alimi Foundation     KWIRS     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Kazeem Adekanye     George Funsho Adebayo     Moronfoye     Gaa Olobi     Law School Scholarship     Oyin-Zubair     Iyiola Oyedepo     Gambari     Shero     Tsaragi-Share     Alabi Lawal     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Ayekale     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Wahab Issa     Elerinjare     Monkey Pox     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     ENetSuD    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Chikanda     Valsolar Consultoria     Pakata     Niyi Ogundiran     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     March 18     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Maigida     Galadiman Ngeri     Lafiagi     Bayo Ojo     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     CACOVID     Kayode Laro     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Saheed Alakoso     Bayo Ajia     Akanji     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Sunset Workers     Shuaib Olarongbe     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Kehinde Baale     Ajia-Bako     Students Union Government     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Yusuf Arowosaye     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     IFK     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Halidu Danbaba     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Adaramaja     Bluenile Associates     Sanitation Exercise     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Taofik Mustapha     Surajudeen Akanbi     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Okala Baba     Mohammed Kamaludeen     NFAI     Salake     Musbau A. Akanji     Iliasu     Saad Omo\'ya     Ashiru     Suleiman Abubakar     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Leke Ogungbe     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Ayekale     Ganiyu Taofiq     Onilorin     Ahmed     Muazam Nayaya     Oniye     Ibrahim Mohammed     Durbar Festival     Abdullahi Atanda     Saba Jibril     National Broadcasting Commission     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Sobi     Eghe Igbinehin     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Bureau Of Lands     Sarkin Malamai     Tunde Kazeem     YAKOOYO     Bature Bello     Abubakar Imam     Ilorin Central Mosque