Governor Chukwuma Soludo has assured that his administration will reposition the sports sector through adequate support.

 

Governor Soludo gave the assurance at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, while receiving the Torch of Unity for the 2022 National Sports Festival, holding in Asaba, Delta state on the twenty-eight of this Month.

The Governor, represented by his Deputy Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, while receiving the torch, expressed happiness that the state will participate in the tournament, and promised that the government will give the team all the necessary support.

 

He urged the team to make Anambra State proud in the competition, and show the world that the state remains the light of the nation.

Earlier, the Director National Sports and Para-Sports Commission, Mrs Amaka Ashiokwu after handing over the torch to the Governor, thanked the state government for the warm reception accorded them and noted that the national event will go a long way in contributing to improved peace and unity of the Nigerian-Nation .

 

On their parts, the Chairman Anambra state Sports Development Commission, Mr Patrick Onyedum, and Chairman Anambra State Football Association, Chief Chikelue Iloanyasi disclosed that the Anambra team is ready to make the State proud in all the twenty games they will participate in, during the tournament, including football, athletics, volleyball, wrestling, handball, among others.

The female category of the State sports team will represent Anambra in the national sports competition.