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Several Schools Benefit From Omo Oloore Sports Development Scheme

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Hon Adedapo Lam-Adesina...during a recent footballing engagement...
Hon Adedapo Lam-Adesina...during a recent footballing engagement...

More than 20 schools (Secondary and Primary) within Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency have benefited from the Omo Oloore Sports Development Scheme packaged by a member of the House of Representatives, Hon Adedapo Lam-Adesina, during the Schools’ Annual Inter-House Sports Competitions.

Hon. Dapo Lam Adesina, a Rep member, representing Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency stated that the development of Schools Sports is one of the key programmes of Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s administration to resurrect sporting activities across the State.

Omo Oloore in his messages at various venues of the competitions congratulated the Management, Principals, Head teachers, Staff and the entire students of all the schools for organizing well packaged, competitive and coordinated inter-house sports competitions.

While donating giant trophies, balls and cash gifts to Principals and Head teachers of the various schools as part of his interventions to keep sporting activities alive in their schools, Hon. Dapo Lam admonished them to focus more attention on the development of sports in order to discover hidden talents that will enhance the growth of sports not only in the state but the country at large.

The former Commissioner for Youth and Sports in the State who outlined the importance of sporting activities stated that regular exercise through sports, apart from making positive impacts in the lives of children and adult, is also an avenue to enhance physical, mental and social well being.

While promising not to relent in his efforts towards ensuring that youth development through sports is sustained in his Constituency, Omo Oloore enjoined the Schools Sports Managers to ensure that budding talents discovered are nurtured to prominence.

In their various remarks, Chairmen, Schools Governing Boards, Principals, Head Teachers and government representatives commended Hon. Dapo Lam for identifying with the youths, with a view to challenging them to become successful in life. They prayed that God will continue to support Omo Oloore in his political aspirations.

In the meantime, Hon. Adedapo Lam Adesina has set machineries in motion to organize the first edition of Omo Oloore School Sports Competition among public/private secondary and public/private primary schools within the constituency. The sports fiesta is an initiative designed to discover, encourage and promote budding talents that will make the constituency proud at national and international tournaments.

Some of the Schools that benefited are Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, St. David’s High School, Kudeti, Adelagun Memorial Grammar School, Odinjo, St. Luke’s Group of Schools, Molete,  Oke-‘Badan High School, Oluyoro Oke-Offa, United Secondary School, Agugu, Oluyoro Girls Grammar School, Padre, Oke-Offa, Army Barrack’s Grammar School, Iwo-Road, Anglican Grammar School, Molete and Olubi Memorial Grammar School, Molete among others.

Packaged by Tinuade Alayande

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