04/09/2019
"A day was born and family came to an end in the evening".
Permit me to use this opportunity to humbly express my sincerest gratitude to the dean students affairs, High chief comr. Isaac zebb opibi, associate Dean students affairs and the entire students of our prestigious university for the enormous supports you gave me from 1st sept, 2018 when i assume office till 1st sept, 2019. I really lack the right adjective to describe my feelings and happiness. It is stated in one book tittle "AS YOU LIKE IT" written by Williams Shakespeare that "the world is like a stage" and indeed Rivers state University SUG is indeed a stage upon which i appear as an executive member 2018/2019 session.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
I would say that some achievements came through because of some of your efforts and not mine alone. I and my committee achieved the following:
1. We first made efforts to restore, awake, inspire, nurture, the spirit of sports on campus.
2. We made sure all sports was fully exploited and felt.
3. We made sure Rivers state university successfully registered and participated in the West Africa university Games that was held in Uniport and we won a bronze medal in CHESS.
4. We organize Xmas unity Games between SUG, SRC, SJC, RSU ENTERTAINERS AND the students community. At the end Xmas cards, gift, awards, and certificates was distributed to everyone who participated.
5. successfully registering and participation of Teams Rivers state university School football team (RSU DOLPHINS) in the ongoing higher institution football league and also taking the team to round of 16 in the competition despite appearing for the very first time.
6. We also embark on a constructive and consolidation talk with the management to lift the ban that was placed on the school football team for about 2years before my emergence, and finally the band was lifted.
7. We liased with the school management for FREE HOSTEL ACCOMODATION FOR SPORTS MEN and for the first time in 13 years it was achieved. 8 rooms was released to sports men and it was shared accordingly to them without myself even taking a bed space. I charge my successor to strive to get more.
8. We carried out team recruitment across all facets of sports and we also embarked on "OPERATION GET INVOLVED IN SPORTS"
9. We embarked on project building a formidable school team across all facets of sports that will represent us at NUGA. Now am confident that with the set of players we have now team RSU will do very well in NUGA This time around.
10. For the first time in so many years sports equipments was purchase and released to us across all facets of sports. We now have sports equipment for tennis, table tennis(tennis board and bat) football, badminton, taekwondo, swimming, chess, scrabble, athletes, basketball, volleyball etc.
11. We also liased with the school management to ensure that incentives and benefits were attached to every registered sports men in RSU and as God may have it allowances during external competition and camping of players was increased. Portal access fee was also paid for some players who couldn't pay that participated in the ongoing HIFL as a way of encouraging them to do their best for the university.
12. We liased with the management to appoint coaches That are well experience across all facets of sports and we give God the glory because it was a success.
13. We organized a colourful RSU SOCCER FANS COMPETITION ,sports week tagged: "MEGA SPORTS FIESTA" indoor games: "INDOOR GAMES THE PATHWAY TO INTELLIGENT QUOTIENT. All this were aimed and targeted at developing and promoting grassroot sports.
14. We call for first ever football team recruitment, open scouting and screening in RSU and we also embark on beginners training across all facet of sports.
15. We enforced Wednesday "FREE DAY FOR SPORTS 12PM - 6PM) and we also made sure that the time stipulated for sports was not abuse.
16. Revamping of indoor games Hall and provision of chairs, table for indoor games through the supports of our amiable past Vice chancellor and Prof. Vipene ( RSu director of sports)
17. We organized a friendly match with UNIUYO in my first 1mΓ³nth in office and other universities like IAUE, NDU, PH POLY as well as singlehandedly registering more than 5 teams in RSU for the
Neymar 5 aside competition held in port harcourt.
18. We liased with the management to stop outsiders and intruders from gaining access to our fields, courts and facilities, so that our facilities will only be used by our students and this was finally approved by our Acting vice chancellor, God bless you ma.
19. We also promote equality in sports by organizing female competition during RSU SOCCER FANS COMPETITION, SPORTS WEEK, FEMALE FACULTY FOOTBALL FRIENDLY MATCH.
20. We increased internal and external media coverage of the performances and activities of our sports team, club, athletes through embarking on SPORTS MEDIA TOUR to let the students understand the importance of sports in thier lives.
We gave out free boots, training kits for players and athletes and we also introduce RSU sports page on all social media platform.
I will not forget to appreciate my committee, the sports unit RSU, all the school team across all facets of sports , the captains of various teams, faculty, departments, ethnic house director of sports, friends, well wishers and my boss prof. Vipene for your supports in your various capacities. the breakthrough we achieved together all for the betterment of our dear university. I say "thank you"
Lastly, i wish congratulate my son Okereke Wisdom my successor and the new elected exceutives led by comr. Pepple Precious Pepple i wish you all a safe drive throughout your tenure. I pray God give you all the grace to deliver.
ViVa Aluta.
Victoria Ascerta.
Comr. Leo Asukwo Bassey
The emeritus director of sports
Students union Government 2018/2019 session.
Rivers state university