Love House Lifts Gojehota Sports Trophy

Love House emerged the overall winner of the third edition of the inter house sports meet of the Gojehota International School, Rumuokwachi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State.

Trailing behind are Peace and Blue Houses for the second and third positions respectively.

Speaking with The Weekend Tide shortly after the event which took place at the school premises last Saturday, Port Harcourt-based medical practitioner, Dr. John Ikimalo appealed to communities to donate land to schools for sporting activities.

Dr. Ikimalo, former Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unversity of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) said sports play vital role in not only physical development of an individual but also intellectual development.

The former UPTH’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology head, who was the chairman of the Gojehota sports meet, commended the efforts of the school for taking into consideration the all-round development of the child. 

He therefore, enjoined other schools to emulate Gojehota School and appealed to Rivers State Government to ensure that schools in the state Prioritise  sports.

The medic who appealed to Federal Government to equally encourage children in sports also advocated for the establishment of local television sports channels for children to watch their peers rather than focus on foreign football competitions.

Earlier in her welcome address, the proprietress of Gojehota International School, Pastor Mercy Raji-Taiwo reiterated the importance of sports in the learning process.

“Sporting activities is a psychomotive part of learning. It is very necessary as it helps to develop the cognitive and affective domains”, the proprietress said.    

Hamilton Amadi