Dr. Aishatu Umar Maigari, the Gombe State Commissioner for Education has promised to declare seven days of sports week to enable
Secondary School Students to participate in the forthcoming inter-secondary Schools Athletics Championships in the state.
Dr Maigari disclosed this when she declared open a three-day intensive training workshop for Games Masters in Gombe.
“We have to ask directors in the ministry to know
which week would be appropriate and free. It’s important to form an honest synergy with Agencies of the government to support their sports programme.
“I strongly believe that the education sector is the
main beneficiary of the Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe inter-Secondary School Athletics Championships and it is incumbent on us to reciprocate their request as the state educa-
tion Ministry is also open to. support sports 100%.”
The convener of the workshop, Hon. Gombe had
earlier appealed to the Commissioner for Education to declare Education Sports
free week to enable students to fully participate in the Athletics championship.
Over 65 Games Masters participated in the Work-
shop Where they were trained on Athletes handling and event management in
practical and theory.
