Paul Bassey Lauds Sports Content of Umo Eno’s Arise Agenda.
Sports Recorder edition, March 15, 2023. By Mfon Patrick
The role of sports in the development of youths is of particular interest to Elder Paul Bassey, astute sports administrator, Chairman Akwa United Football Club and SSA to His Excellency Governor Udom Emmanuel on Sports.
In an impromptu chat with sports writers Thursday after the semi-final match of the Akwa Ibom State FA Cup, the veteran journalist said he had gone through the manifestoes, and campaign promises of the various parties and none of them has anything for sports except the Arise agenda of the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP.
“Youth and sports is my culture medium and I take time to listen and watch out for that party, that governor that has my interest at heart and by extension, the interest of the teeming population of the youths of Akwa Ibom State.
“So far only Pastor Umo Eno has consistently harped on the fortunes and emancipation of the youth through the establishment of sports academies in the State.
“Pastor Umo is aware that we were not all made to be doctors, lawyers, engineers and ITC specialists. He is aware that sports is a billion dollar enterprise where talented children even of the poor have risen to stardom and riches and has promised to invest in the youth, through sports.
“On the day Eket Stadium was inaugurated Pastor Umo Eno repeated and emphatically too his promise to establish sports academies in the State where talented youths will be honed, side by side with basic educational training” Elder Bassey said.
He added that overtime the development of sports at the grassroot level in Akwa Ibom has led to the discovery of potential champions in all fields of sports and all that is needed is the coordination, organization and systematic harmonization of such talents, nurturing them to a future that can only be imagined in a profession where single individuals stand to gross millions beyond their wildest dreams.
“Co-incidentally, in the course of her glittering career, Pastor Eno’s deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi was one time supervisor for education, youths, sports and culture.
“A vote for Pastor Umoh Eno is a vote for the development of teeming youths of this State.” The FIFA/CAF General Co-ordinator and Instructor concluded.
