By Gracious Akujobi The President of Nigeria Colleges of Education Games Association (NICEGA), Mohammed Sanusi has called on the Federal and State Governments to rescue the games from going into oblivion by rendering financial support to the organizers of the biennial games for Colleges of Education in the country.
Speaking to Prompt News Online, Sanusi said the 13th edition of the games slated for the College of Education, Minna was postponement due to lack of funds.
He said NICEGA has had cause to reschedule thrice due to lack of funds and the inability of the host College to provide the necessary facilities for the games.
“We have fixed the games to hold between May 10-19, and by the grace of God it will not be shifted again. The games must hold with or without FG’s aid this year.
“Government are our financiers and of late the subventions we get yearly has not been coming and that was why we could not hold the games last year and this year, we are yet to get a dime from government.
“I want to use this opportunity to appeal to Federal government to restore the annual subvention to NICEGA to enable the body to continue churn out budding talents like it has always done over the years” he said.
Speaking further, Sanusi revealed that zonal qualifiers have been done for team games like table tennis, tennis, volleyball,
