Musa Mendy, president of the Gambia Primary School Sports Association, last Thursday briefed journalists on the forthcoming 6th edition of the 49th Independence anniversary celebration.
He told journalists that as part of the celebrations the president has always sponsored the interregional sports athletics for lower basic school.
As usual, he said, they are expecting mass participation from all the regions from 16 to 19 February 2014 to take part in this important national event.
He said the importance of these activities cannot be overemphasized, as this concerns every Gambian, in the sense that all the regions will be represented in these very noble activities.
The most remote village in the country normally participates as far as the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education is concerned, he noted.
He further commended the President of The Gambia and his family for their usual surprise sponsors for this important event.
He noted that last year was a special year in the history of this interregional sports competition.
According to Mr Mendy, last year’sresult, Region 2 were the champions with 298 points, followed by Region 3 with 283 points, Region 4 with 252 points, Region 5 with 172 points, Region 6 with 157 points and finally Region 1 as last winner with 139 points.
Mr Mendy said that since the intervention of the President in sponsoring the event it is the provincial schools that are winning, which shows the willingness of the provincial school towards sport.
He then seized the opportunity to thank the President of The Gambia and his family members from the bottom of his heart on behalf of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for his generosity and good heart for the Gambian youth in improving their skills, particularly in sport.
He added that the President is always willing to help the young people of The Gambia in improving their livelihood to become more productive in the society.
He then used the opportunity to call on school parents and teachers to be more committed and to encourage their children to take part in the event, which is a national activity, and full of surprises by the President of The Gambia.
He then challenged every Gambian to grace the occasion which will be more interesting than that of last year.
He finally thanked President Jammeh and his family members for their love and kind heart for the young people of the country, while appealing to them for more support to make the event a resounding reality.