Umudioka Community in Awka South Local Government Council on Friday defeated Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) 5-1 at opening game of Ife Igbo football competition held at Awka township stadium.
ANN reports that the football competition is being organized by Managing Director of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) Mr Osita Onuko and sponsored by Jezco group limited.
Umudioka, the home community of Onuko team dominated the match in the 90 minutes of play leaving ACTDA in disarrayed.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the defeat of his office team by his community team, Onuko said he is for all the team that are participating in the competition and not particularly interested in any one .
He said he has no special attachment to his community team or his office team but he is strongly attached in the fight against the menace of cultism which had become a worrisome social vice in the town.
According to him, the purpose of the competition was to enable players who are youths to exhibit their talents and keep themselves busy till the end of the year.
He reiterated that there is need for the youths to shun social vices in the town, noting that with social vices like cultism,and others Awka town which is the capital cannot develop.
“The governor is passionate about developing Awka to a great City but cannot happen under insecurity and cultism. This competition today is to tell the world that Awka is secured, peaceful and save.
“As for the match, I belong to every team and they belong to me. Iam not particularly interested about any one, my only interest is to have peaceful and engaging the youths productively actively to shun social vices” he said .
The Managing Director, Anambra State Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA), Mr. Mike Ozoemela commended the ACTDA MD for the wonderful ideas aimed at curtailing social vices in the town.
According to Ozoemela, who is an indigene of Awka he was at the match to support Onuko action of reclaiming the glory of Awka town.
Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, Chief Barr. Ifeatu Obi-Okoye described the grassroots football competition organised by the MD/CEO of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) Hon. Ossy Onuko, as a welcome development.
Obi-Okoye said Ossy Onuko is using the football competition to mobilize youths for Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo inorder to dissuade them from crimes and criminalities.
He said Ossy Onuko has proven his mettle as a grassroots mobiliser as well as a crusader determined to ensure that Awka youths rediscover themselves and chart a new cause for themselves devoid of vices inimical and detrimental to their dreams and aspirations.
ANN gathered that the participating communities are Umudioka, Umueri, Umuanaga, Umuogwali, Umuenechi, Umuokpu, Umubelle, Nkwelle, Umuogbu, Umuayom, Umuogbunu and ACTDA.
Others are, Umuzocha, Ifite-awka, Amachalla, Umuoramma, Umukwa, Amudo, Amikwo, Omuko, Umuike and Umunnamoke
