Yobe Head of Service donates table tennis, other sport kits to NUJ
Story from Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu
Yobe State Head of Service, Alhaji Garba Bilal, has donated sport kits and table tennis to Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Yobe State Council as part of his personal contribution to the Media Games organised by the union in the state.
Bilal made the donation while the officials of the NUJ and the committee members under the leadership of Comrade Rajab Isma’il Muhammed on Wednesday paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Damaturu.
“As part of your preparation for the 2023 NUJ Media Games, I am going to donate a brand new table tennis and kits for the development of sporting activities in the state,” Bilal said.
In a related development, the Director, Yobe State Sports Council, Dr Habu AbdulRahman Ago, who also received the NUJ officials and members of Media Games committee in his office, pledged the council’s support to the sport activities.
He said the council would donate some sports kits within the council’s disposal to ensure a successful sporting activities.
In a similar visit, the team was also at the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Empowerment to inform the Commission on the forthcoming event.
Earlier in his brief remarks, the NUJ chairman Comrade Rajab Mohammed said they were at his office to inform him of Media Games scheduled for Saturday 29th of July.
In his response, Hon. Abdullahi Bego, the Senior Special Assistant to Yobe Governor on Wealth Creation, Empowerment and Employment Generation also pladged his support to the event.
The NUJ Yobe State Council organises Media Games for unity and corporation among different entities and also to mark full return of peace in the state.
