By Audu Ogwunenwa Jos.
Senator ID Gyang is one politician that knows his Onion as a grass Root leader who works round the clock for the much needed lasting peace in his senatotrial district of Plateau North.
So, it was not a surprise to his Political admirers.that the First ever Plateau North Peace, Unity and Reconciliation Football tournament was organized by the Peoples Senator I.D Gyang within the first quarter of this year.
The Northern zone grass Root Footbal tournament which featured many teams started on the 23rd of January 2021 and was round up on the 21st of March, 2021.
Oracle Reporters gathered that not less than 77 teams cutting across all the wards in Plateau North presented teams that featured in the maiden Plateau North Peace,Unity and Reconciliation football tournament.
Each of the teams displayed their football artistry during the competition by showcasing their potential on the field of play in a competition that lasted for almost three months.
Grass Roots Football teams went through first , second and third rounds to produce the winner, runners up and third place winner of the tournament who carted away home prizes .
The finals of the competition was held on Sunday 21st March 2021 with the Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the special guest and Plateau former Governor Senator Jonah David Jang as the Father of the day.
The tournament show case the teams skills and talents in the game of Football throughout the tournament.
One lesson learnt from the competition was that the competition exposed the talents of the youths of Plateau North to the outside world, that given the opportunity, they can feature and play well in Nigeria local leagues if hired into local football clubs and foreign football Clubs
No wonder, in less than a month after the conclusion of the competition,FIFA Agent like Philip Dusu who is based in Finland came calling to partner with Senator Gyang on grass Roots Development in the zone.
Worthy of mention too,was the splashing of N6 million on the ID Gyang football tournament by the Captain of Super Eagles of Nigeria Ahmed Musa.
The House of Representatives Deputy speaker Idris Maje wase also gave financial support to the players who participated in the competition.
Throughout the tournament, people of Plateau North troops out to watch and cheer the players at various fields of the competition putting their differences aside .
Petty traders were not left of the show, as they were all over the place hawking their wares, selling food and sachet waters to foot ball players and spectators.
Truly speaking, Senator ID Gyang, a former permanent secretary security in the Plateau Civil service, Member House of Representatives and now Senator of the federal Republic has touched the lives of Plateau Youths through grass Root Football development and equally touched the lives of women and men with empowerment programs that has brought about the much needed Peace, Unity and Reconciliation among the diverse peoples of Plateau North under the current dispensation in Plateau North Senatorial district of Plateau state.
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