GOBIR House Emerges Champion In School Inter House Sporting competition
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
Former Yellow House at Shinpex Academy International School, Ilorin, now rechristened Wazir Gobir House, has emerged overall winner at the 2022 Inter House Sports competition of the school, held at the Kwara Stadium in the state capital.
The House, renamed after the foremost philanthropist, politician and chairman, Gobir Foundation Organisation, emerged tops at the competition, defeating other Houses, including Blue, Green and Orange Houses.
In the 100 meters Boys Race, Wazir Gobir House came first while Blue House placed second, and both the Orange and Green Houses came third and fourth, respectfully
Alhaji Gobir, who was represented by Baba Gobir, thanked the management of the school for the honour done him by renaming the winning House after him, noting that youths are the engine room of any nation, particularly a developing one.
He also added sports, aside teaching life skills, also plays a unifying role by bringing all ethnic and religious groups together.
He, therefore, urged the management of the school to continue to accord sports a priority place so that “in no distant time, the country as well as Kwara state can produce top athletes in the mould of Mary Onyali, Chidi Imoh, and so on.”
The school Proprietor, Alhaji Abdulkareem Bolakale, thanked the Founder and Chairman of Gobir Foundation for his kind gesture, particularly for his selfless services in all areas to humanity.