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Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has received the National Sports Festival Torch of Peace and Unity in preparation for the 22nd National Sports Festival tagged “Gateway Games” holding in Abeokuta, Ogun State from 16th to 30th of May 2025.
A release posted online by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha Wednesday morning, revealed that the Governor while receiving the torch from the officials of the National Sports Commission, Abuja, commended the Abia Sports team for making the State proud.
The CPS quoted the Governor to have re-emphasized that sports holds everybody together and promotes unity among Nigerians, noting that handing over the torch is just a formality as he has already made cash available for the team to participate in the game.
Otti said, “It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Abia. I must re-emphasize that there is something that holds everybody together and that is sports.
“It is one area where there is no discrimination, even if somebody is your son or your daughter, if he is not proficient in a game, you would not field him.
“I am happy to acknowledge the appreciation from my team, the Team Abia. They have always done us proud, they have even continued to do Abia better this time around and that is why it was not a problem to approve their proposal,”
Ukoha stated that Governor Otti, promised the Abia contingents, that as many trophies as they come back with, he would appreciate and celebrate Team Abia at the sports festival just as he said that the Abia athletes have done well and that the reward for good work is more work.
The Governor thanked the leader of the team and the National Sports Commission for coming to present the torch and assured them that Abia State would be very well represented at the festival.
Meanwhile, handing over the torch, the leader of the torch team from the National Sports Commission, Mrs. Mbora Ikana, disclosed that the National Sports Festival was flagged off on the 25th of March, 2025 .
She said coming to Abia with the torch serves as an invitation for Abia State to participate in the forthcoming National Sports Festival and noted that the torch signifies the unity of the country.
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