NAWGG holds May Day games at Bawjiase
The National Annual Workers Games Ghana (NAWGG) May Day games was last Thursday held at Awutu Bawjiase in the Central Region.
The games featured a range of activities, including soccer, volleyball, draughts, and playing cards, with winners receiving cash prizes, trophies, and medals.
The event was on the theme “Stronger Together: Celebrating Unity Through Sports,” and brought together workers from diverse sectors to promote unity, health, and productivity.
The Police Unit emerged victorious in the soccer category, beating Health Workers while Public School Teachers dominated the volleyball competition by beating Adansefuo Adamfo.
Adeiso Teachers defeated Hill Side Mineral Workers, while Adansefuo Adamfo triumphed over Aluminium Fabricators in playing Cards.
In his opening remarks, Ambassador Abdul-Salam Yussif II, Director of NAWGG, emphasized the importance of sports in fostering cooperation and development among workers nationwide.
He reiterated that the event’s primary objective was to promote unity and healthy living for national development.
The Founder and President of NAWGG, Mr. Issaka Musah highlighted the event’s key objectives, including promoting physical well-being, enhancing social inclusion, boosting workplace productivity, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle among the youth.
He also emphasised the significance of teamwork across public and private institutions, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 8 and SDG 17.
The principal sponsor Mai Martaba Alhaji Sarki Aliu Mohammed Zaki III, expressed his desire for peaceful coexistence among workers across all sectors and encouraged the youth to pursue both formal and vocational education, avoid substance abuse, and lead responsible lives.
Mr. Musah noted that the event’s success would not have been possible without the collaboration with the International Youth Network of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (IYNUNSCR-2250).
The NAWGG’s May Day Games serves as a prove to the power of sports in fostering unity and promoting healthy competition among workers.
BY BERNARD QUANSON
