Ekiti To Partner Osun State On Youth And Sports Developments

 

Ekiti To Partner Osun State On Youth And Sports Developments

Akanni Seyi Joshua

Hon. Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Ekiti State, Hon. Michael Awopetu today embarked on a courtesy call on his Osun state counterpart, Hon. Yemi Lawal, at his Abere office. 

The advocacy parley which lasted for about one hour had a tone of restrategizing some key decisions and building a strong partnership between the two states.

The two energetic commissioners discussed extensively on having a strong synergy among Sports Commissioners in the South West in a bid to create a lasting policy, capable of putting the South West on a global map. 

 

Furthermore, stagging major competitions together and developing worthwhile policies together that can better the lots of the athletes now and in future formed part of their discussions.

Recall that Osun State governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola has reiterated his commitments to youth developments via a  Youth Policy Document presented by Hon. Yemi Lawal which has four components 4Es—Youth Empowerment, Youth Engagement, Youth Entrepreneurship and Youth Education, was developed to provide a crucial framework for guiding the state’s approach to ensuring that large number of youth residing in the state are provided with quality of life.

Just recently, Osun Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Yemi Lawal unveiled plans to hold Osun Sports Festival (OSF) – a 31-sporting-activity designed to positively channel the energy of youths in the state.

The much publicized festival would also serve as a platform to identify budding talents with the aim of nurturing them to stardom.