Engineer Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State and the Honourable Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare have applauded the continuous effort of West Midland communications owned by an Ibadan high Chief, Adebayo Akande in promoting sporting activities in Oyo state through the annual Lagelu FM Inter-School Relay Competition.
The Governor stated this in an address during the grand finale of the 3rd edition of the relay competition held last weekend inside the main-bowl of University of Ibadan sports complex.
In his address, Makinde pledged to always identify with the competition and commended the tremendous improvement with each edition.
While commending the visioner and founder of LageluFM and Splash FM radio stations, Chief Adebayo Akande, the Maye Olubadan of Ibadan, Governor Makinde urged the organizers not to be discouraged with logistical challenges that might arise with the success of the competition.
Also speaking at the event, the minister of Youths and Sport, Mr. Sunday Dare affirmed that the competition would help to discover talents that would become sports’ ambassadors for the country while stressing the need to identify young talents and train them to attain their full potentials, saying they would do the nation proud
Earlier, the General Manager, Operations, Splashfm and LageluFm, Mr. Tunde Olawuwo, appreciated the governor for his continuous support for the competition saying “the Lagelu inter-school relay competition has eventually become a household name across secondary schools in Oyo state and among sport lovers.
“The competition which began in 2017 had help in discovering different talents with great potentials, beginning with over sixty schools as participants in the first edition, this third edition has a record of over two hundred schools with each edition a record of great testimonies.
Muslim Grammar School, Iseyin and Bright Ville College, Ibadan emerged winners of the boys and girls category of the 4 by 100 race respectively.
Bright Ville College, Ibadan emerged winners of both the senior boys and girls categories of 4 by 200m, while Amoo Model College emerged winners of both categories in the Junior 4 by 200m race.
Bright Ville College, Ibadan; Glorious College, Oyo and Ayodele Memorial Comprehensive High School, Oyo emerged first, second and third respectively in the 4 by 100m mixed category.
The highpoint of the event was the presentation of the baton by the Minister of Youths and Sport to Governor Seyi Makinde for his support for sport with the baton subsequently passed on to Chief Bayo Akande for his meritorious contributions to the discovery of talents in the state.
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