The 13th NNPC Ltd. Sports Fiesta kicked off in Abuja on Sunday as the company strives to retain its status as the team to beat in the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG).
Speaking at opening of the event at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, MD NNPC Foundation, Emmanuela Arukwe who represented the Group Chief Executive Officer, said the games will unify and build good work relationship within the work force.
“From a global perspective, sports has always been a competitive endeavour. However, coming closer home here at the NNPC Ltd, it is beyond just competing for medals, accolades and laurels,” Arukwe said.
“Let me therefore inform all our sporting contingent here that just like in the Olympics, participation is the most important medal, because everyone here is a winner in their own right, irrespective of their final standing on the medals table,” she added.
“I therefore urge you all to revel in the pride and honour of coming here to represent your various teams.”
The event will see the Company’s employees competing in 13 games, namely football, basketball, volleyball, chess, squash, scrabble, 8-ball pool, golf, tennis, table tennis, badminton, swimming and athletics.
The tournament, will also serve as a platform for selecting NNPC Ltd.’s potential flagbearers at the forthcoming Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) in April 2024, where the company will defend its title of Overall Winner, a feat it has maintained over the years.
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