Gov Eno lags off Ibom 2025 to elevate Akwa Ibom Sports Glory

By Egufe Yafugborhi

UYO — Governor Umo Eno connected Monday flagged disconnected the Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival, themed “Ibom 2025,” reaffirming his administration’s committedness to utilizing sports arsenic a instrumentality for unity and for elevating the state’s planetary sporting profile.

The governor, represented by his deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, lit the festival torch astatine the Uyo Township Stadium to state the weeklong lawsuit open. Contingents from each 31 section authorities areas volition vie successful 18 sporting events.

Addressing a ample assemblage of spectators and dignitaries, Governor Eno said the lawsuit fulfils a run committedness to put successful sports improvement and empower the younker to vie globally.

“Sports contiguous is simply a multi-billion-dollar planetary industry. We indispensable observe caller talents, nurture them, and exposure them to agents and managers crossed antithetic levels truthful they tin blossom similar others already doing good worldwide,” helium said.

The politician cited notable athletes of Nigerian and Akwa Ibom heritage—including Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong (from Etinan LGA), WBO heavyweight champion Moses Itauma, and NBA manager Ime Udoka—as examples of excellence that should animate upcoming talents.

“These stars person defined occurrence successful their respective fields. Many much are waiting to beryllium discovered, and this sports festival is designed to place those talents who volition 1 time alert our emblem and bring america laurels,” helium added.

Eno besides announced the support of a sports academy and the acquisition of world-class sporting instrumentality to amended grooming and performance.

“The deficiency of modern instrumentality has agelong constricted our chances of winning laurels astatine large nationalist and planetary events. With the close tools present successful place, we expect a antithetic story,” helium said.

He urged athletes to embody the tone of sportsmanship, physique friendships, and showcase their skills portion competing crossed the 18 categories. The festival officially kicked disconnected with a shot lucifer betwixt Ikot Abasi and Uyo LGAs.

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