Kwara to hold next sports festival

Date: 2021-10-20

The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said the state will host the 2022 State Sports Festival.

Abdulrazaq disclosed this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the sixth national youths game held in Ilorin, the state capital, where Kwara finished 6th on the national medals' table, which is six places higher than its standing in 2019 when the games were last held.

Kwara ended the competition with a total of 32 medals, including 10 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze, better than it did in 2019 when the state won 22 medals, including three gold.

"Let me congratulate you all. The state appreciates you. We know you improve all the time. We had wanted to hold the State Sports Festival this year but because of Covid-19 we will hold it early next year so as to keep all of you together, keep your synergies together and make you excel better in the sports you are doing," the Governor told state athletes on the sidelines of the closing ceremony at the University of Ilorin.

He also thanked the athletes for making the state proud at the festival. This is as he lauded the federal government for holding five editions of NYG in Kwara State, saying the games have led to improvement in the state's sporting facilities and its internally generated revenues.

"Covid-19 has made the hosting a bit difficult because this edition ought to hold earlier. In fact, this year's edition is an improvement on the last one and that of 2019 was also an improvement on the year before. The federal government is taking the event very seriously. I am glad the Minister of Youths and Sports and the Permanent Secretary were here for the event. State governments' officials from all over the federation were also here. That shows the importance of sports in youths and in national development," he said.

"We are taking sports very seriously in the state. It helps us improve on our facilities and on our internally generated revenues. Sports bring all of us together. Youths from all over the country are here sharing experiences. It is a great development. It is a great effort and we are happy to host it and we will be willing to host it forever."

Abdulrazaq was received by members of the Kwara State Sports Commission led by its Executive Chairman Bola Mogaji.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Bolaji Nagode     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     KWSUED     National Broadcasting Commission     Transition Implementation Committee     Voices Of Tomorrow     Student Learning Support Helpline     Iyaloja-General     Mohammed Lawal     Royal FM     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Bareke     Henry Olaosebikan     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Popo-Igbonna     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     EFCC     Olofa Of Offa     Elerin Of Adanla     Summit University     Suleiman Ajadi     Old Oyo     Elewu     Olaitan Buraimoh     JSSCE     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Orire     Pakata Development Association     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Olabode George Towoju     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     School Of Nursing     Odo-Owa     Oko Erin     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     SSA Youth     Saka Onimago     High Court     Bolakale Ayo     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Toyin Sanusi     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     NFAI     Muslim Cementary     George Innih     Ibrahim Oniye     Kubra Kazum     Abubakar Imam     Eleja     April 11     Umaru Saro     Kayode Zubair     Onilu     Yaru     Bello Bature     TESCOM 2025     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Kola Bukoye     Oke-Ogun     Ahmad Lawan     Khairat Gwadabe     Memunat Monsuma     Yusuf A. Usman     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Yakub Lai Gobir     Pakata Patriots     IPSAS     Abdulkarim Adisa     Age AbdulKareem    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kola Bukoye     Suleiman Idris     Magaji Nda     Offa Metropolitan Club     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Mahee Abdulkadir     Oro Grammar School     Mustapha Akanbi     Gwanara     Raji AbdulRasaq     Kwara Apc     Tosho Yaqub     Samuel Adaramola     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Doyin Agbamu     Bahago     Oke-Ero     Principal Private Secretary     Ilesha-Gwanara     Sobi Hill     Seun Bolaji     Ekiti     Towoju     ASMAU PLAZA     Michael Nzwekwe     IHS Towers     Muslim Cementary     Ojo Fadumila     Isau     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     National Information Technology Development Agency     Samari     Emir Of Lafiagi     Tunji Oyawoye     Yomi Adeboye     Timothy Akangbe     Jare Olatundun     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Adeniyi Ojo     Quranic Recitation Competition     Law School Scholarship     Bibire Ajape     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Lanre Badmus     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Shuaib Olarongbe     Elerin Of Adanla     Plat Technologies     Tuesday Assayomo     Lanwa     Ibrahim Bio     Asa     Musa Aibinu     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Dasuki Belgore     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Local Government Pension Board     Olomu     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Ajikobi     Atunwa     Kunle Akogun     Gbugbu     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Umar Ayinla Saro     Onilu     KSIRS     Ayo Opadokun     Bolaji Nagode     Abdulwahab Ololele     Abikan