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The youth leader of Ikot Ekop community in Mkpat Enin Local government area, Comrade Nsidibe Orok has donated five sets of Jersey and other sporting equipments to the three major units of Ikot Ekop and a nearby community in the area.
The decision according to him was to add meaning to grassroots sports as well as motivating talented players to realize their dreams.
Comrade Orok who made the donation during the 2017 "yearly Ikot Ekop Unity football competition" last Christmas stressed that the sporting equipments was out of his benevolent to add colour to the competition which according to him was rare in the history of sports in the area.
His words "we have four football teams from the three units of my village and for over a decade now, our players have been struggling to hire Jersey for the competition, so this time I decided to change that by donating these four sets of Jersey to the four teams and one for Ikot Akpabio our nearby village. It is to the glory of God. It is my little way of saying thank you for the confidence you have in me...."
Comrade Orok recently urged his community to embrace the voter's registration exercise to enable them have voice in the 2019 general election.
However, the Chairman of the 2017 sports committee, Reverend Philip Phillip lauded the youth leader for the gesture, describing it as rare in the history of the community.
He commended him for extending the magnanimity to other village, noting that the donation has ignited the spirit of oneness, unity and love in the community. Meanwhile, Atan team won the trophy back-to-back.
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