Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra Council has called on Journalists to engage in daily physical exercise to gain healthy living. The Union made the call through its state Chairman, Emeka Odogwu Emeka (phd) while declaring open the ‘NUJ Anambra 2023 Indoor Games’ in Awka on Thursday.
He said that the benefits of daily physical exercise in human development is unfathomable and appeal to Journalists to create time to exercise. Comr Odogwu who was represented by the council Treasurer, Mr Ogemdi Ozoemenam, 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, equally urged members to take the exercise seriously so as to gain the benefits of the games in their body and mental balance.
Chairman of the occasion, Special Adviser to Prof Soludo on Youth programme and empowerment, Dr Nelson Omenugha commended the council for their initiatives and described the program as a great innovation, while assuring the Union Governor Soludo’s partnership for youth development. Also speaking, Director of Sports Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Mazi Ogbonna Chibueze charged journalists to take exercising their body seriously no matter how busy their schedules are.
News Echo reports a total of seven indoors games was contested by journalists from different chapels and the results recorded after the exercise were; Scrabble Game, the first position went to Uchenna Ezeadigwe, second Eloka Igboegwu, Ifeanyi Ndukwe 3rd. Draft games, the first winner went to Benny Egbunonu, second Stanley Onunkwo, while in Acho games, Dr Chinwe Nwoyeocha came first, Joy Mbachi came second while Dr Njideka Ezeonyejiaku third.
Also, those who participated in Push up games are Abuchi Onwumelu first, Okey Onuegbu 2nd, while Omenugha the chair pledged to boost morale of participants. Swell games are 1st Chika Nnabuife, 2nd position Chika Okeke while Uche Nworah 3rd and Ludo games had Angel Okoroafor and Chigozie Chukwuleta. In Whot games Ify Obi won, Ogemdi Ozoemena 2nd and Dr Chinwe Amatu 3rd.
All winners received 10kg bag of rice which second positions received 5kg bag of rice plus other consolidation prizes to all participants. One of the participants who spoke to our correspondent, Mr Benny Egbunonu, public Relations Officer of Nsugbe College of Education, described the event as worthwhile and an exercise that reunites members of the union and create bond among them.
