Sports
Director Lauds Retirees Over Sports Dev
The Acting Director of Rivers State Sports Council, Mrs Mildred Hart has lauded the orgainsing secretaries of the council for honouring their retirees that have served meritoriously.
Mrs Hart who made the commendation during a sendforth ceremony organized to honour some retirees of the council held at their Conference Hall, Port Harcourt said the ceremony is what doing as the retirees had put in their best in sports development in the state.
She expressed delight that the retirees had laid solid platform that will take sports to greater heights in the country and congratulated them for their gallant services worthy of emulation.
The first female Acting Director of Sports in the council further thanked God that the senior citizens are still looking hale and healthy after 35 years of service and prayed God to also retire them in good health.
In his speech, the Chairman of the occasion, Chief Christopher Chioma described the retirees as solid men of integrity and that although the sendforth is long over due of celebrating but they are blessing to them.
According to Chief Chioma, they have to be celebrated and glorify God because they scaled, through all the challenges while in service and that today they are in a position of trust.
In their separate speeches, retired former Directors of Sports, Hon. Daobu Harvest Harry, Hon. Christopher Fubara, Hon. Nathaniel Piaroana, Mr. Basil Wifa thanked all for their cooperation during their period of service and enjoined them to extend such to the present management for the growth of the council.
They charged the workers to be their brother’s keeper, stop petition writing, be punctual, plan for their future after retirement, be dedicated to work, plan to advance their career, stop parching, leave legacy on the sands of time, aimed at being on the top again during sports festivals and promised to offer their wealth of experience whenever they needed their services, thanking them for the honour while they prayed God to bless them.
In her address, the Head of Department Organising, Mrs Stella Kingoli opined that the retirees who are now senior citizens deserved the honour having sacrificed 35-years to serve the council meritoriously from the department and noted that their wealth of experience had in no small measure taken the council on its fast-track of improvement.
Mrs Kingoli assured them that their priceless efforts would always be referenced and pleaded for necessary assistance. Whenever their services are needed.
The retirees honoured were Hon. Daobu Harvest Harry, Hon. Nathaniel Piaro, Hon. Christopher Fubara, Mr. Benjamin Agina-obu, Mr. C.J. Ebeleogu, Mr. Kala-Alali Dede, Mr. Barisil Wifa, Mr. Ben Stowe and Brown Jauc.
Collins Barasimeye
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.”
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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