Stakeholders urged to use sports as a tool for development

The Volta Regional Sports Development Officer, Gabriel Yao Missodey has appealed to all stakeholders to use sports as a tool for development in the Region.

Missodey said sports is one of the major events that can bring people of different culture, religion and race backgrounds together and it must therefore be seen as an important tool for community and nation building.

The Regional Sports Development Officer in a statement copied to GNA Sports made the call when he paid courtesy calls on Sylvester Tonyeavah, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe and Daniel Amelorku, Municipal and District Chief Executives of Keta, Akatsi and South Tongu respectively.

Missodey and his team discussed the forthcoming Regional Sports Festival to be held at Anloga Senior High School from 18-22 April, 2011, and also to prepare the Regional team for the national competition as well seeking avenues to develop sports in the region.

He was accompanied by Adolph Kwaku Ladji, Senior Administrative Officer and Schandorf Obeng Frimpong, Senior Accountant of the Volta Regional Secretariat of the National Sports Council.

Missodey said the Council has plans and objective of ensuring that the youth are giving the necessary opportunities of developing their talents to get meaningful employment to contribute towards the socio-economic development of their communities.

Source: GNA