The Founding father of Samkay Athletics Membership, Dr. Kolawole Oredipe, has inspired college students of Ijaw Nationwide Academy, Kaiama, Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA, to embrace sports activities so as to construct a extra sturdy profession along with their educational pursuits.
Dr. Oredipe, who can be the Vice-Chairman, Bayelsa State Athletics Affiliation, was accompanied by the Head Coach of Athletics within the State Sports activities Council, Mr. Pius Bazigha, Technical Director of Samkay Athletics, Mr. Maurice Terimoh, and Secretary of Samkay Athletics, Mr. Priye Roberts, to the mock 100 metres race organised for the scholars in three classes of junior, intermediate and senior cadre on the faculty.
Principal of Ijaw Nationwide Academy, Mr. Desmond Tamgbe, was on floor alongside his workers to facilitate the temporary orientation into athletics.
The athletic membership additionally offered 4 pairs of operating canvasses to 4 excellent athletes- Victor Sensible, Tubotamuno Godwill, Rejoice Akono and Emmanuella Amabebe.
Talking after the programme, Dr. Oredipe acknowledged that the kits got to assist harness their abilities, advising the scholars to take their research critically.
He acknowledged that Bayelsa State is blessed with considerable abilities that may be sourced from major and secondary colleges throughout the state, explaining that such abilities when correctly found and groomed will excel and turn out to be profitable nationwide and worldwide sports activities women and men who will make the state and nation proud.
Oredipe additionally thanked directors of the varsity for his or her efforts in mentioning the youthful era to excel in each sports activities and lecturers.