Obaseki tees off 2023 Alaghodaro golf tourney, reels sports reforms gains

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend, teed off the 2023 Alaghodaro Golf Tournament at the Benin Club Golf Course, Benin City, the Edo State capital, as part of activities lined up for this year’s Alaghodaro.

The Alaghodaro Summit is organised annually by the Edo

State Government, in partnership with the private sector, to mark the anniversary of Governor Godwin Obaseki in office and showcase the progress being recorded in transforming the State into an investment haven.

In its seventh edition, the Summit is taking place in Benin City, between November 8 and 12, 2023, with the theme, “The

Edo Story: Creating Shared Opportunities into the Future.”

The governor was joined at the golf course by his Delta State counterpart, Sheriff Oborevwori, who was represented by his deputy, Monday Oyeme among other dignitaries.

Obaseki, at the event, reeled out gains of his administration’s reforms in the sports sector, noting that the reforms have increased participation in sports in the State.

He said, “Our administration has done much in sports, ensuring more citizens participate by not making sports an exclusive government agenda. We set up various associations and ensured that people participated in the governance of sports of their interest, with government support and acknowledgement which makes it a turning point for sports in the State.

“We took out sports and created an inclusive governance arrangement for sports by creating a Sports Commission. The Sports Commission is the only government agency charged with sports as no other government institution has that mandate.”