Sports
Workers Are Middlemen Between Gov, Masses –Deemua
Former Permanent Secretary in the Rivers State Ministry of Sports, Bernard O. Deemua has reiterated the need for civil servants to see themselves as the middle men between the government and the masses.
Deemua who was speaking during a send-off party organised by the ladies of the sports ministry in his honour, said that government programmes and projects only gets to the public through the works of the civil servants.
The retiring permanent secretary howevers noted the need for workers to eschew greediness and the use of their positions to undo others, saying that there is always the need to create good working environment where workers would work peacefully.
He commended the ladies for their kind gesture, adding that he would never forget the peaceful and unified atmosphere that existed during his stay with them as the permanent secretary.
Deemua advised the workers to extend the same co-operation to the next permanent secretary and charged them to always be guided by “who are we, where are we coming from, what are we doing on earth and where do we go from here”, in order to be applauded by posterity.
Earlier, the Principal Executive Accounting Officer of the ministry, Mrs. K. George described the outgoing permanent secretary as a father indeed, who irrespective of the difficulty in managing human beings have kept a clear record in his service in the ministry.
In his goodwill message, the Director of Sports Development, Mr. Edwin Amadi commended the mothers of the ministry for showing their virtue as mothers to the retiring father of the ministry.
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Umuahia Hosts Africa Para- Badminton Championship
The championship will run from today to October 12 at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. On the ground for the championship are athletes from Brazil, Peru, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Rwanda. They arrived on Sunday.
Some of the other countries were expected in the Abia State capital yesterday. Speaking on the championship, yesterday, Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nwobilor Ananaba, said the chief host, Governor Alex Otti, has mobilised facilities and the personnel to ensure a successful event.
Speaking through the Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, Raymond Chima Ukwa, said: “We have the best mats, playing mats, especially the wheelchair playing mats, which is the first of its kind in West Africa.
“If you go around, you’ll see the hall and the preparation that has been made to ensure that people have an equitable world-class playing field.” Thrilled by Governor Otti’s support for the competition, Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) President, Francis Orbih, said that, besides making all the necessary arrangements that will ensure a successful hosting of the events, “we will have a Para-Badminton workshop for coaches and players.
“Nigeria is doing well, Abia is doing well, and we want to do better to improve on where we are, which is why all these have been put together by Governor Otti.”
Sports
FIFA U20: Flying Eagles Narrowly Loss to Norway
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign at the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup with a narrow 1–0 loss to Norway on Monday, despite creating several opportunities to level the game.
Norway took the lead in the 9th minute after being awarded a controversial penalty. The Flying Eagles pressed for an equaliser but were denied two penalty claims in the second half.
Kparobo Arierhi came close in the 47th minute when his shot drifted wide with the goalkeeper beaten, while Tahir Maigana struck the upright in the 63rd minute.
Nasiru Salihu’s rising effort in the 71st minute also went narrowly over the bar, drawing gasps from the crowd.
Seven minutes from time, Maigana again tested Norway with a long-range strike that went just wide as Nigeria continued to pile on the pressure.
Despite their dominance, the Flying Eagles could not find the breakthrough and now turn their attention to Thursday’s clash against Saudi Arabia in their second group match.
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