Akwa Ibom Youths Sports Festival

Akwa Ibom Youths Sports Festival Holds February 14 -24

The Akwa Ibom Youths Sports Festival with participants from the respective local government councils will commence from February 14 this year.
This formed part of the decisions taken by the State Executive Council presided over by Gov. Udom Emmanuel at Government House, Uyo, Wednesday.
The decisions of the State Executive Council made known by the commissioner for information and strategy, Mr Charles Udo, alongside his counterpart in the Ministry of Sports, Sir Monday Ebong Uko , indicated that the preliminaries of  the competition would span to cover the 24th of this month.
Uko specifically explained that the State Executive Council took the decision to rescue Nigeria from non-representation of competitors in future international sporting events, stressing that the intention was to discover talents in the state.
He announced that champions raised from the respective local government competitions would engage in the final competition billed to take place from March 15 to 19, calling on individuals in the various councils to lend the necessary support to their councils.
The commissioner for sports maintained that the expected Youths Sports Festival would be one of the biggest events with prizes selected to be won by individual competitors, champions and even the local government councils, adding that the State Executive Council would accord the event the seriousness it deserves.
Uko noted that with the success expected from the hosting of the event this month, the State Executive Council has also given the approval for another round of the sports fiesta in November this year, saying in the deliberations of the State Executive Council the event would take place two times this year.

SOURCE : THE PIONEER

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As busy as we get, we need to be reminded that we are still sweethearts. Valentine’s Day is a good day for me to stop and realise how wonderful you make me feel. Happy Valentine’s Day. 
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You are the *macaroni* to my *cheese*
You are the *Wal* to my *Mart*
but most of all….
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Why Buhari travelled to UK for medical treatment

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Why Buhari travelled to UK for medical treatment

Why Buhari travelled to UK for medical treatment – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari and his medical doctors were the only competent people to disclose why he had to be treated in a foreign hospital.

The minister said this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration of Central Pharmacy Store and Maternity Building at the Obafemi Awolowo University  Teaching Hospital Complex , Ile Ife.

He said the President might have travelled as a matter of choice or on the advice of his doctors.

He said, ” I won’t describe it as a large volume but we still have people travelling abroad. One, it is a matter of choice and secondly, there is what is called bonding between a doctor and his patient irrespective of where the doctor is and that creates a problem, the patient may not want to see a new doctor.

” If a patient is seeing a particular doctor and that doctor is not around he may likely wait. You don’t want to be examined by a new doctor, you don’t want to start all over again. It is one of the reasons and you can’t take it away.”

Asked if that was the reason the President travelled abroad for treatment, the minister said Buhari and his doctors were the ones, who could answer the question.

Adewole said, ” The President is the best person to speak on this, he is our leader but also a private citizen. He is entitled to making a choice which will be influenced largely by the advice of his doctor.”

The minister commended the management and staff of the OAUTHC for doing what he described as wonderful job but he said their feats were largely under reported.

Buhari: Nigerians should appreciate their leaders

Buhari: Nigerians should appreciate their leaders, says Waziri

A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri, on Sunday expressed concern over the perceived politicisation of the the medical trip of President Muhammadu Buhari with a call on Nigerians to cultivate the habit of encouraging their leaders, rather than demonizing them.

According to her, the present economic hardship in the country should not lead to some citizens wishing their leaders dead.

“Speaking positively about our leaders and country will no doubt have a positive impact on our collective image around the world. Agreed, there is much suffering in the land but this should not change us from being the good people that we have always been , by wishing our leaders dead. Let us have a rethink. We can’t afford to cut our noses to spite our faces. We must not lose our humanity even in the face of hardship and recession, because it is our collective effort to build this nation”, the ex-EFCC chairman emphasised.

Waziri in a statement obtained by THE PUNCH in Abuja, said while great nations adore their leaders and do not talk ill of them especially the good ones, Nigerians do not wish their leaders well.

She said, “The world over, great nations; whether the US, UK, China, Germany or France and more, they don’t talk ill of their leaders, instead, they encourage them and build them as exemplary national figures. As wife of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Turkey in 2004-2008, I arrived at Atatürk Airport Istanbul, my escort informed me proudly that the airport is named after the father of modern Turkey.

“Downtown Istanbul main street was also adorned with portraits of the man, Atatürk. This, to me, is one clear way to encourage and build our national figures and leaders. Let the good ones serve as good examples of good leadership and the bad ones as such.