Reiterates commitment to implementing Osun Youth Policy Statement
...as 2021 Sports Festival ends with funfare
The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday said his Administration's commitment to sports development is aimed at continuously preaching and spreading the messages of love, unity, hope and development in the State.
He said the initiative was geared towards engendering peaceful coexistence,
sustaining Osun's status as the most peaceful State in the country and achieving the goal of speedy transformation of the socioeconomic development of the State.
The Governor reaffirmed his Administration's commitment to ensuring adequate implementation of the State's Youth Policy Statement designed to promote Youth Education, Youth Empowerment, Youth Entrepreneurship and Youth Engagement.
This is even as the Governor declared the year 2021 Osun Sports Festival closed after its finals competition at Osogbo City Stadium.
Addressing the participants, Governor Oyetola said his Administration had recorded huge success in its resolve to diversify the economy to non-oil sectors in which the sports had received adequate attention of government.
He said: "Without any iota of doubt, this Sports Festival, which is now culminating into its finals today, is another giant stride by this Administration. It stems from our avowed and determined quest to transform sports and youth development in our State.
This festival has therefore provided the opportunity not only to engage our youths productively, but to also harness their latent potential for productive engagement.
"I wish to emphasise here that the aim of this project is to institute the State Policy on Sports as enshrined in the State Youth Policy.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Yemi Lawal had lauded the avowed commitment of Governor Oyetola to youth development in the State.
Lawal who described youths as the most energetic and productive segment of the population praised the Administration for investing tremendously in the sector, saying, "It has been the focus of the present Administration under the leadership of our able and dynamic Governor to develop sports at the grassroots.
At the finals of the football competition, Ejigbo Local Government Area Football Club won the tournament and secured the trophy by 4-1 against Ife-East Local Government Area Football Club.
Other winners in the other sporting activities were also honoured and rewarded.
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