Thirty old students' associations from unity schools are competing for the national sports title in Enugu, with Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, seeking to retain its crown. The event, organised by the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), runs for a week and includes football, volleyball, basketball, swimming, table tennis, badminton, tug of war, snooker, ludo, draughts, long tennis, march-past and golf.
USOSA President-General Michael Magaji stated the competition fosters unity and national integration, allowing participants from diverse backgrounds to interact and uphold excellence. He highlighted that the event also includes invitational activities for local schools to boost broader involvement.
Magaji linked the sports fiesta to wider education goals, advocating for reforms beyond infrastructure to include inclusion and nation-building. He cited the smart-school initiative in Enugu as an example of efforts enabling underserved communities to access 21st-century education.
Enugu State Secretary to the Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, said the state's education reform, particularly the Smart Green Schools initiative, is in its foundational stage but progressing steadily. He confirmed that following consultations with USOSA on curriculum and teaching methods, many of the smart schools have begun enrolling students.
Michael Magaji celebrates national unity through sports while pointing to Enugu's smart schools as a model for inclusion, yet only Enugu's pilot schools are seeing this intervention take shape. The same nationwide old students' network pushing for 21st-century education methods is active in 30 schools, but only a fraction are benefiting from the smart-school rollout. Nigerians in unity schools outside Enugu may wonder why advocacy translates to action in one state but not theirs. The gap between national ideals and uneven implementation remains wide.
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