Imoke Counts Gains Of Comprehensive Sports Programme

CROSS RIVER State Governor, Liyel Imoke, says the state’s Comprehensive Sports Development Programme would bring back the glory of sports and reposition the country in both local, national and international tournaments.
  
The governor, who was speaking at a valedictory farewell and appreciation reception held in his honour at the U. J. Esuene Sports Stadium by the Ministry of Youth & Sports Development as well as the Sports Commission, said it was gratifying that all programmes initiated by his administration geared towards addressing youth restiveness have to a large extent realized their goal.

According to him, the overall objective of the Comprehensive Sports Development Programme is to make Cross River a destination of world champions and expressed the hope that products of this programme would be celebrated stars in the future by the country, just as he warned against allowing these talents to be taken away by other states and countries.