RT. HON. OROK OTU DUKE’S Table Tennis trainee, Idorenyin Udoka has won the gold medal for Cross River state at National youth games under 15 category in Illorin, Kwara state. Recall that she was recently awarded the “Axari Hotel Ambassador”, when she emerged as the National Junior Champion in the girls category, earlier this year NEGROIDHAVEN has garnered.
This comes against the backdrop of several administrative witchhunting, perceived jealousy and antagonism by the the State Sports Commission, where Gov Ben Ayade has denied his involvement in the entire imbroglio.
You could recall that the state Table Tennis complex was sealed two weeks to the Olympics games and Gewo games. This act was linked to Chief Duke’s refusal to defect to APC.
The height of the misdemeanours was the Abuja Table Tennis Elections drama as one Ekanem Ekpenyong surfaced with a letters stopping Orok Duke’s accreditation to stand elections as he claimed the instruction was from the governor. The governor had hitherto denied links to such act.
However, Orok as the proprietor of Canaan City Table Tennis club is building an Olympic standed training facilities after the government administrative bottleneck.
Regrettably, the state has lost many athletes to other countries and state that were groomed by Orok Duke after all hanky-panky politics that have rubbed on with their fortune.
Nevertheless, Chief Duke remitted money to the CRS TT team, moved them from the Ilorin Camp to a befitting Hotel and supported them to win the Gold medal in the female category for CRS.
According to Duke, “what is going on, is a little irritation and shall pass away too. I have managed to groom and consolidate table tennis for over 33 years now and no disruption from ignorant people will be allowed to reverse that achievement.
Governments have come and gone and the Table Tennis game has continued to thrive. We are to insist and ensure that this trend continues, regardless.”
Cross Riverians are indeed grateful for this latest feat. Welding Miss Idorenyin Udoaka.
Francis Etang.
Biase Plantation
Km 78, Calabar/Ikom
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