Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, has launched special twenty-four-hour operations ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival, “Gateway Games 2024”, holding in the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Waste Management, Mr Abayomi Hunye said all personnel and machinery of the Authority have been deployed to ensure a successful operation, aimed at keeping the state clean, healthier and safer from all environmental hazards before, during and after the festival.
Mr Hunye added that comprehensive arrangements have been made to manage waste effectively, including waste removal, refuse collection, to maintain cleanliness in all the competition venues across the State.
He therefore called on visitors and tourists visiting the state to be careful while driving and look out for OGWAMA Caution Signs, as its workers would be on twenty-four-hour special operations, and called on residents to maintain a clean environment.
The Special Adviser, who reiterated the agency’s commitment to ensure a clean, healthy and safe environment during the National Sports Festival” Gateway Games, also used the opportunity to welcome all athletes, officials, visitors and tourists to the state.
In the meantime, preparations have reached a crescendo at the 9 venues for various sporting events to be used by athletes from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, participating in the 22nd National Sports Festival tagged Gateway Games 2024.
Moshood Abiola Sports Complex, Kuto, Abeokuta is equipped for the opening ceremony and other games like Abula, Cricket, Tennis, Handball, Beach Volleyball, Swimming and Athletics, including Para and Deaf Athletics.
Baptist Boys High School, Saje Abeokuta, will host athletes for Boxing and kickboxing, while Alake Sports Centre, Ijeja Abeokuta, is the location for major indoor and outdoor games.
Other venues are Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, NYSC orientation Camp, Sagamu, Abeokuta Golf Club, Oke Mosan, Babcock University, Ilisan and Ijebu Ode Stadium.
The biennial multi-sports event, which began in 1973 at the National Stadium, Surulere in Lagos, was conceived as a “unifying tool” for promoting peace and cross-cultural affiliation among Nigerians, following the Civil War of 1970.
Ogun State hosted the competition in 2006 and is set to make history and create memories with the GATEWAY GAMES 2024 between Friday, 16th and Friday, 30th May, 2025.
