Nigeria: Imoke Banishes 'Barefooted Runners' From Cross River

1 June 2012

Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke demonstrated last weekend that his avowed commitment to grassroots sports development was no fluke, when he declared in Calabar during the closing ceremony of the Schools athletics and swimming championships that sports was now compulsory kids in all the local government areas in the State.

He did not stop there. Senator Imoke stated categorically that all participants at the Cross River primary and secondary schools championships must not appear barefooted and also must not be clothed in rag tag uniform.

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