Odogwu tasks Journalists to engage in daily exercise for healthy living
The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, Dr Emeka Odogwu has called on Journalists to engage in daily physical exercise to gain healthy living.
Odogwu said this while declaring open the NUJ, Anambra Council 2023 indoor games in Awka.
He said that the benefits of daily physical exercise in human development was unfathomable and appealed to Journalists to create time to exercise.
Odogwu was represented by Mr Ogemdi Ozoemenam, the council Treasure as he was unavoidably absent.
He urged members of the council to engage both in open and indoor games to increase productivity and creativity in the manner of their reportage.
Mrs Ify Obi, General Manager Unizik FM, chairman of the committee, urged members to take the exercise serious, so as to gain the benefits of the games in their body and mental balance.
Obi listed the games to be enageged in to include, Push up, ludo,whot,scribbles,swell, draft amongst others.
Dr Nelson Omenugha, the chairman of the occassioning commended the council for their initiatives and described the program as a great innovation.
Omenuagha who is the Senior Adviser to Gov. Charles Soludo on Youth programmes and empowerment said that his office will partner with NUJ for youth development on exercise.
“We will create games unit to partner with the council to ensure sustenance of the great innovation by the council.
Mazi Ogbonna Chibueze, Director of Sports Unizik, who came as adviser urged journalists to take exercise activities serious.
Chibueze said that exercise either indoor or outdoor was very beneficial to the people who particitate in it.
Participants did their best in the various games and the outcome is as follows Scribbles game first position is UchennaEzeadigwe, second Eloka Igboegwu, Ifeanyi Ndukwe 3rd.
The first draft games, winner is Benny Egbunonu, second Stanley Onunkwo.while Acho games, Dr Chinwe Nwoyeocha came first, Joy Mbachi came second while Dr Njideka Ezeonyejiaku third.
Those who participated in Pudh up games are Abuchi Onwumelu first,Okey Onubegu 2nd,while Omenugha the chair played to boost moral of participants.
Swell games are 1st Chika Nnabuife,2nd position Chika Okeke while Uche Nworah 3rd and Ludo games have Angel Okoroafor and Chigozie Chukwuleta
In Whot games Ify Obi won ,Ogemdi Ozoemena 2nd and Dr Chinwe Amatu 3rd.
All winners left home with 10kg bag of rice while second positions left with 5kg bag of rice plus other consololation prizes to all participants.
Dr Julius Nwosu, secretary of the 2023 indoor games advised journalists to ensure that they regularly engage in physical exercise.
Mr Benny Egbunonu, public Relations Officer of Nsugbe College of Education, who spoke on behalf of all participants described the event as worthwhile.
