Okowa and Sports: The pride of Delta vanguardnews
Sport is an engaging human activity. One of the greatest pleasures of mankind. It has a diverse appeal. Whether as fun – inducing, revenue earner, unifying force or sheer safe net for relaxation, the advantages of sport are priceless. Okowa and sports, the true pride of Delta.
“ It is also gratifying to note that the State successfully hosted the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, also known as Asaba 2018, at the Stephen Keshi Stadium and it is expected that this board will strive to sustain this momentum and break new grounds.” The stadium was conceived by the people of Asaba through self-help in the 60s. But it would suffer stillbirth for 44 years!
None of the seven other governors that ruled Bendel till its end in 1991, was able to complete the stadium. Abubarkar Waziri, Ambros Alli, Samuel Ogbmudia, Jeremiah Useni, John Inienger, Tunde ogbeha and John Yeri. They must have learnt a piece of negative history from their military predecessors. In the 70s, Asaba stadium was used by the military authorities as a hideous forest where condemned armed robbers were sent to hell by firing squad.
Emmanuel Uduaghan inherited the stadium in 2007 making efforts in the maintenance of the indoor sports hall.History beckoned in 2018…….. The main bowl of Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba would dress up first time in history to embrace the world after protracted lull slipping through the hands of 19 military and civilian leaders from Midwest, Bendel to Delta.
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