LG Boss Moves To Encourage School Sports

The Chairman of Andoni Local Government council in Rivers State Hon. Oron Nte has said that his administration would encourage sports growth through promotion and sponsorship of schools sports programme in the area.

Hon. Nte, who disclosed this to sports journalists at the All Stars Football Club premises Port Harcourt recently said the progrmame would be used to discover talents that would be groomed to represent the area, state, national and international competitions.

According to him, the grassroots sports development would include football, athletics, swimming, volleyball, gymnastics, basketball among others, pointing out that schools in the area are expected to participate fully.

He said promotion of schools sports was part of his political campaign promises to the people during his electioneering campaigns adding that the local government is blessed with talents in all facets.

“Since the competition will include all the sports and the primary and secondary schools are going to participate, it is going to be a sports festival of talents hunts in the local government area”, he noted.

“When we talk about school sports, it is not only football we talk about but all sports.”

The Local Governemnt boss however said that committee would soon be set up to work out the modalities for the sports fiesta.