NYSC COMMENCES 2021 ZONAL SPORTS AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN ENUGU

REPORTER: CHUKWUMA EZEOGU

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has commenced its 2021 zonal preliminaries of sports and cultural festivals to promote national unity and integration.

At the commencement of the event at the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Awgu Local Government Headquarters, Enugu, the Director, NYSC Southeast Area Office, Mrs. Ngozi Nwatarali, said the Sports and Cultural Festival was an annual event, which is used in promoting togetherness, unity and peace through sport and arts.

According to Mrs. Nwatarali, the festival, which is to sharpen the corps members’ sporting skills, learn about the cultural background of other tribes, is taken across the six zones of Osun, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Bauchi states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“The NYSC zonal Sports and cultural festival is an annual event organised to engender healthy competitions among our youth corps members and also to discover talents that will be harnessed by the scheme to represent her in national and international events.

“Sports is an important activity to our youths and has played a major role in unifying Nigeria,” she stated.

Mrs. Nwatarali explained that the states that would be competing in the Enugu zone were Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Benue, and Cross Rivers.

She added that corps members from those states would be competing in football, volleyball, track events (athletics), dance, drama as well as comedy.

“Winners of the preliminary stage will qualify for finals which will be decided in Abuja on a date to be announced later.

“The contingents from Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Cross River, and Benue States are participating in football, athletics, volley Ball, cultural dance and comedy,” the NYSC Zonal boss stated.

Mrs. Nwatarali, advised the participants to approach the festival with enthusiasm, while ensuring they disciplined themselves and abided by the rules and regulations guiding the exercise.

Mrs. Nwatarali commended the Director General of Scheme, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim for initiating the idea.

The State Coordinator, NYSC, Enugu, Mr. Sam Ujogu, the Special Assistant to the Governor of Enugu State on Corps Liason and NYSC Affairs, Mr. Fergurson Chimaroke Nnamani, House Committee Chairman on Sports and Security, Enugu Assembly, Mr. Chinedu Ukapa and a representation from the State Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, witnessed the official commencement of the event.

The 2021 host is the FCT and the Venue is the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.

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