Prof Okolie Declares Maiden ESUT VC Games, Open, Says Competition will be Annually
By Amaechi Agbo
The Vice-Chancellor of ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie on Monday declared open, the VC Games 2026.
Marking the opening ceremony of the Games at the ESUT Play-Ground, Ebeano City, the VC commended the Director of Sports and Students Union Government for putting up the competition which he said will foster unity and exercise among the students.
Represented by his Deputy, Professor Chike Nwoha, the VC promised that the Games will be an annual competition.
“This is the first time we are having the VC Games in ESUT and this is not just historic but commendable. It is commendable because the Director of Sports and the students union joined hands to organise the competition and when they brought the proposal to the management, we had no objection. In fact, the VC was happy and promised to give every support needed to ensure its success.
“The initial plan was to name it after the VC, that is, “Professor Okolie Games” but because we know that leadership is continuum, the VC opted that it should be called ‘VC Games’. He therefore gave the node for the Games to officially start.
“Let me also inform everyone here that the competition is not going to be a one-off event. It will be sustained going forward. We want to see our students actively engaged in sports, establish relationship and network. While we preach for fairness and injury-free competition, we also welcome partners to help promote the games,” the VC said.
Earlier in her opening remarks, the Director of Sports, ESUT, Professor Rita Ani, thanked the management for their maximum support and expressed confident that the competition will achieve its expected results.
Prof Ani disclosed that the Games will serve as trials for the selection of athletes that will be part of the ESUT Contingent to the NUGA Games in Calabar later in the year.
“We are glad that the Games have been officially declared open by our dynamic and sports-loving Vice-Chancellor. We can’t thank him enough. This Games is very important to us not only that it will help our athletes to keep fit and winners rewarded but it will also serves as trials for us to select the best legs that will represent ESUT at the 28th NUGA Games due to hold in University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State later this year,” she said.
The Games which started on Friday, is expected to last for two weeks.
According to fixtures made available to ESUT Monitor Sports Desk, Faculty of Social Sciences will take on their Management Sciences counterpart in the football event on Thursday by 4pm.
