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Volta Region inaugurates Sports Council members
Ho, July 27, Ghanadot/GNA - A seven-member Volta Regional
Sports Council has been inaugurated Mr Joseph Amenowode, the
Regional Minister on Monday with a call on members to help
regain the Region’s lost glory in sports.
The Council has the Regional Minister as Chairman with Mr
Felix Aperkortsu, representative of the Ghana Education
Service, Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP) Seth
Kukubor, representing the Ghana Police Service and a
representative from the Regional House of Chiefs.
The others are Mr Sylvanus Plahar, representing the
Municipal Assembly, Mr Gabriel Yao Missodey, Regional Sports
Development Officer and Mrs Patience Buami representing the
Tertiary Education Sector.
Mr Amenowode tasked the Council to ensure that they unite
the Clubs in the Region to come out with a formidable team
to play in the premiership as well as develop lesser known
sports and general improvement of sports in the Region.
“I hope with such initiatives the Region ca reclaim and
revive her past glorious sporting days and exploits”, Mr
Amenowode added.
The Regional Minister underscored the importance of sports
in the socio-economic development of every nation, saying it
serves as a source of employment, tourist attraction and
foreign exchange and urged the Council to take advantage of
talents in the Region to develop sports in the area.
Mr Amenowode asked the members to use the impending Regional
Festival to revive sports in the Region and promised the
support of the Regional Coordinating Council.
He urged the Council to work hard towards securing a land
for a proposed multi-purpose sports complex with a seating
capacity of 50,000 for the Region.
GNA
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