The Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the games, Chief Solomon Ogba has appealed to Leaders of State contingents to educate their young athletes on the need to maintain orderliness during the games.
The Chairman made the appeal after meeting with the LOC to appraise the work plan of the sub-committees constituted for the successful organization of the youth games scheduled to hold from the 9th to the 19th of September 2024.
In a statement issued in Asaba by the Chairman of the media and Publicity Sub Committee, Harrison Ocholor, Chief Ogba said due to the high cost of maintaining and upgrading facilities to be used for the games, it is imperative that the young athletes coming for the games are encouraged to be disciplined and maintain orderliness and comportment during their stay at hostel facilities which are mostly located within government and privately owned institutions of learning.
The one time commissioner for sports in Delta State said the local organizing committee is working round the clock to host a youth games that will showcase the ongoing transformation being witnessed in Delta State under the leadership of the Governor, His Excellency Rt Hon Elder Sheriff Oborevwori whose love for sports is unrivaled.
Chief Ogba thanked heads of sub-committees for working hard to ensure that the workforce to be used are trained on how to manage the systems and processes that will make Delta State succeed in hosting athletes and officials coming for the youth games.
During the meeting of the LOC, Chairmen of sub committees made comprehensive submissions on their plan of actions that will culminate in the overall success of the 8th edition of the national youth games.