Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan
Greater than 4,000 athletes are anticipated to take part on the 14th Biennial Police Video games tagged ‘Oluyole 2024’, scheduled to kick off in Ibadan in the present day.
The eight-day sports activities fiesta shall be rounded off on March 2 on the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.
The Inspector-Normal of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, whereas addressing journalists in Ibadan, mentioned the intention of the competitors is to find skills for the nation and in addition for the health of the police personnel.
The IGP who was represented by the Drive Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, mentioned the theme of the competitors is, ‘Competing for peace, unity, stability and growth of Nigeria.’
Adejobi disclosed that the IGP will lead different administration crew to Ibadan whereas Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, would be the Chief Host.
He mentioned, “We all know that the Nigeria Police Drive has an excellent historical past in relation to sports activities growth in Nigeria. For a few years we’ve got been on the forefront of manufacturing and projecting skills in all sports activities arenas of Nigeria and past this nation globally, Nigeria Police Drive has produced a really giant variety of athletes in soccer, wrestling and speak of any video games in the entire world.
“So, we’re coming collectively to converge on Ibadan, the Oyo state capital to have the 14th Biennial Police Video games.
“We all know that in case you are not mentally match, you can not discharge your responsibility as a police officer or as a safety agent. Our intention is to ensure we come collectively to stage these video games and to establish good skills once more that can assist the Nigerian authorities in producing good palms and good brains that can develop our sports activities in Nigeria.
“Oluyole 2024 will deliver collectively over 4000 athletes that can take part in numerous all recognised video games throughout the globe besides the video games that we’ll not have amenities for in Ibadan right here.
Contributors will compete in soccer, basketball, boxing, blended martial arts, swimming, garden tennis, desk tennis, badminton and wrestling, amongst different sports activities.
“We’re doing this in preparation for our potential to achieve our greatest within the inner safety of this nation. When you find yourself bodily match, you’re good to go to do the job.”
The Oyo State Sports activities Commissioner, Wasilat Adegoke, in her remarks, assured that all the things is about to make the sports activities fiesta a memorable one.
Additionally, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Pastor Sulaimon Olanrewaju, mentioned the state is glad to have the IGP and different cops and males in Oyo State for the sport, stating that the state has put in place logistics to make the programme an enormous success.
“It’s going to be an thrilling eight-day occasion and I urge individuals to return out en masse and see policemen outdoors their major project,” he mentioned.
