Wa East MP donates Sports equipment to schools

Funsi (UW), Feb. 6, GNA - The Member of Parliament for Wa East constituency in the Upper West Region Mr Godfred Bayon Tangu has presented assorted sporting items to schools in the District. The items include footballs, jerseys, tennis equipment and a silver cup to be competed for by the Basic Schools in the District. Mr Albert Bafadei, an Assistant Director of Education at the District Education Office who received the items at Funsi, the District capital, said District's Basic Schools dominated all sporting disciplines in the Region in 2008.

Funsi (UW), Feb. 6, GNA - The Member of Parliament for Wa East constituency in the Upper West Region Mr Godfred Bayon Tangu has presented assorted sporting items to schools in the District. The items include footballs, jerseys, tennis equipment and a silver cup to be competed for by the Basic Schools in the District. Mr Albert Bafadei, an Assistant Director of Education at the District Education Office who received the items at Funsi, the District capital, said District's Basic Schools dominated all sporting disciplines in the Region in 2008. He said despite the rural nature of the District, the participants in all the sporting disciplines were well motivated and disciplined and that enabled them to put up good performances at the Regional competitions. Mr Bafadei advised Sports Organizers to scout round the rural areas to unearth talents to compete in national and international competitions. Mr Tangu commended the school children for their achievements and advised parents to encourage their wards to dedicate themselves to sporting activities, noting that can achieve greater heights to improve their circumstances to decent lives through sports and education pursuits. 06 Feb. 10