The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
called on well-meaning Nigerians to support sports development in the Society
as a means to emancipate young people. This
he said while playing host to the Managing Director of Monarch and Co and the
Imo State Executive Members of the Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria who paid
him a courtesy visit at his official residence in Owerri, Imo State.
Prince Madumere promised to partner with YSFON to host first
female football competition in Imo State in collaboration with other
stakeholders as sports according to him, has in no little way contributed to
the unity of Local, States Governments and the nation at large.
While decrying the spate of vices and crimes associated with
youths these days, especially cultism, armed robbery and most recently the
rampant cases of rapes, he opined that engaging youths positively will reduce
or curb the unfortunate trend.
Speaking further, Prince Madumere, stated that the focus of
parents and the society has always been more on the boys while paying less
attention to the girl child. Due to this societal neglect on the girl-child He
said, women are now embracing what used to be vices for male children and
therefore proposed a balanced attention to the sexes as he said Governor
Okorocha Okorocha has been of immense encouragement and motivation towards his
effort at youth empowerment through sports and other social developmental
projects geared towards young people in and outside the state.
The Deputy Governor went further to proposed a collaboration
between The Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFN) and his partners from
Monarch and Co to host the first female football competition in Imo State and
called on well-meaning Nigerians to invest in sports development as a means to
enhance unity and harmony in the society.
He stressed that the gains in engaging youths in sporting
activities cannot be over emphasized, as according to him, sports will
ultimately become a career path for the gifted ones and encouraged various
levels of governments to engage in building future sports men and women who
will take over from the present athletes when they become old.
It will be recalled that Eze Madumere has at different times
in the state sponsored sporting activities, one of such efforts (Prince Eze
Madumere Unity Cup) spans over thirty years geared towards uniting the Youths
towards achieving peace in his immediate community.
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Is he trying to be governor?
ReplyDeleteGood job.
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