Traditional Ruler Pledges To Reclaim Converted Basketball Sites In FCT

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HRH Udumeze 111 Of Lokpanta Eze Sir Ifeanyi Eke and basketball players

The New ambassador of Global Peace Advocacy And Empowerment Initiative GPAEI, His Royal Highness Udumeze 111 Of Lokpanta  Eze Sir Ifeanyi Eke has promised to lift and give hope to many hopeless young Nigerians through empowerment in sports especially the game of basketball.

An icon of hope, a Philanthropist, a mentor, and the life patron of the GPAEI/NDLEA War Against Drug Abuse Campaign, vowed to reclaim all the converted basketball sites within the FCT which was also contained in a letter that was already receiving the attention of the Honourable Minister of the federal capital territory.  Sir Eke made this promise on Wednesday in Abuja when he was named ambassador of GPAEI.

“Once we engage the youth in doing sports not only basketball but even football, youth must be gainfully engaged, if you don’t engage them issues of drug abuse are not going to stop because it’s a societal issue and if society doesn’t frown at it the thing will continue.

“So my main aim is to initiate a programme in the grassroots and engage the youth, if we can engage them gainfully with sports after school by providing enable environment that will enable them to have clubs that can use to mentor them. If the youths are not mentored very well then there is a problem”

”That is why I am using sports as a tool and I want to use basketball the game I love and the game I played to advance many youth in the country.”

He, however, called on all the players to keep off drugs and alcohol that will not do them any good but damage their life.

Speaking also was Coach Emmanuel Odah applauded the gesture of His Royal Highness Udumeze 111 Of Lokpanta Eze Sir Ifeanyi Eke to reclaim all the converted basketball facilities. READ ALSO:

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is facilities and equipment if we have more facilities in the FCT that means we are going to turn out more superstars for the future.