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Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Patrick Ukah, has applauded the state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for its administration’s priority attention to schools sports festival in the state.
Ukah, who gave the commendation in Asaba yesterday (19/02/2020) during the unveiling of the Logo and Mascot of the 2020 Delta State Schools Sports Festival, said that the unveiling, tagged ‘Greater Delta Games 2020’ was aimed at reflecting the finishing strong agenda of the state government.
The Commissioner stated that schools sports festival was designed to discover and develop future sports men and women, adding that the festival was being organized in three categories namely primary, junior and senior secondary.
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He also paid glowing tribute to the former Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, who is now the Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Barr. Chiedu Ebie, for his contributions to the education sector, particularly the school’s sports festival.
Meanwhile, Ukah disclosed that more sports had been introduced in the second edition of the festival, noting that eleven sports including athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, cricket, handball, hockey, scrabble, table tennis and volleyball.
The final stage of the festival would hold from March 8 to 12, 2020 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium,
Asaba, listed the activities of the state finals to include arrival and accreditation of athletes and officials,
competition and closing ceremony.
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