UW INAUGURATES 23-MEMBER PLANNING COMMITTEE (PAGE 29, DEC 4)

A 23-member planning committee for next year’s basic schools sports festival has been inaugurated in Wa in the Upper West Region.
The event, which would be the 29th edition was last held in Cape Coast in the Central Region, after which the baton was passed on to the Upper West Region. It will commence in August next year.
The members of the committee include, headmasters, sports teachers, security personnel and representatives from the regional house of chiefs.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Mahmud Khalid, who inaugurated the committee, expressed the resolve of the government to continue to invest in sports.
He said the event when successfully organised would offer the basic school students the platform to unearth and showcase their talents in the various disciplines.
Mr Khalid, therefore, urged members of the committee to work diligently and to bring on board all those who matter in sports in the region to assist in organising a memorable and successful festival.
He also told them to give the guests who would be visiting from all over the country a befitting hospitality, in terms of decent accommodation and feeding to meet their expectations, and stressed the need for proper security before, during and after the games towards any form of hooliganism and disturbances.
“For some of the guests this will be the first time they will be visiting the region, and so I urge you to showcase the cultural heritage of the region and also organise trips for the guests to visit some of the tourist attractions in the region”.
The regional minister appealed to the organisers in charge of the contigents of the region to start preparing the team in earnest.
That, he said, would put the Upper West team in the right stead to be able to compete for medals and assured the committee of the support of his office.
The Regional Director of Education, who is also the chairman of the committee, in a speech read on his behalf by the Lawra District Director of Education, Mr Andrew Kpan, told members of the committee to start work immediately.
He said a final report on the preparation for the games must be completed and made available within the next four months.
He also advised them to bring their experiences to bear to ensure a very successful festival.