The National Youths Service Corps on Monday kicked off its 2022 Annual Sports and Cultural Festival in Abuja, with corps members from different states participating in football, athletics, dance, drama, comedy among others.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Musa Bello, while declaring the festival open commended the NYSC management for organizing the festival.
He also commended the state contingents for their efforts while at the preliminary stage of the event which qualified them for the finals.
According to a statement by NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, Bello said the NYSC has remained focused on its mandate of mobilizing and training youths for leadership roles as well as promotion of patriotic values.
He added that sports remain a potent force for the promotion of national unity and that his administration would continue to accord the necessary priority to the sector, urging NYSC not to relent in its…