Akwa Ibom state government has said that arrangements have been concluded to host 35,000 police officers at the 2022 13th Biennial police games in the state.
Our Correspondent gathered that the state government has also completed Olympic standard swimming pool at Godswill Akpabio International stadium billed for inauguration on Monday 23 November 2022 to kickstart the police games.
Speaking at Government House Uyo on Sunday during the monthly prayer meeting held in Latter House Chapel, Governor Emmanuel described the Police Games as one of the biggest sporting events in the state adding that it will bring about an upsurge in the socio-economic activities of the state.
“Within the week we will have a lot of visitors coming into the state. We are hosting the Police Games in Akwa Ibom State and over 6,000 athletes will be here it will commence on 23rd November 2022.
“It will be a season of big economic activities. By the time you have 35,000 people come into your state, no matter what, they will buy pure water, eat roasted plantain and stimulate the economy of the state,”
He said facilities for the week-long sporting event have been inspected while ongoing work at the Uyo Sports Stadium where an Olympic size swimming pool and other indoor games facilities are being constructed.
Governor Emmanuel expressed satisfaction at the pace of work at the stadium and appreciated Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Baba and the police hierarchy for the choice of Akwa Ibom State for the Police Games which, according to him, gave the inspiration to expand and improve upon existing sports facilities in the state as well as the push to put new ones in place.
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He also appreciated the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sir Monday Ebong Uko and his team of indigenous engineers for proving their mettle in the quality of work, timeliness and level of completion of the project, justifying their expertise on the inspiration from the Dakkada philosophy of his administration.
The Commissioner who interacted with newsmen shortly after conducting the Governor and his team around the facilities assured that the swimming pool project was near completion and will be commissioned for usage before the commencement of the 2022 Police Games on November 23.
He maintained that the swimming pool was built to Olympic standard with dimensions of 25 metres by 50 meters in area, 2 meters in depth, with a 1,500 spectators capacity in a well-covered sitting area.
Akwa Ibom state police Commissioner, Mr Olatoye Durosinmi, described the state as a safe haven for the event and expressed satisfaction at the preparedness of the state government to host the 2022 Police Games and assured of safety and security for visitors and citizens.
” The police, as usual, is ready to thrill Nigerians again with the display of world-class sports talents,” he said
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