The Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council (GARCC) has organised its first ever inaugural Regional Sports Festival.
This event aims to foster unity and promote physical fitness among the institutions will take place at the Prisons Park in Roman Ridge.
The GARCC will be competing with the Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly (ONMA), La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly(LaDMA), Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly (AWMA), the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS), and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
This first-of-its-kind festival in the Greater Accra Region is designed to encourage camaraderie and collaboration among the different assemblies through friendly competition.
The event will feature a variety of sports, including men’s football gala and traditional games such as lime and spoon races, sack races, and a penalty shootout, specifically tailored for women.
The Chief Director, Mrs. Lilian Baeka who highlighted the importance of the event in a communication and stated that it was intended to build stronger bonds among the participating assemblies.
She added that the festival was expected to set a precedent for future sports events, potentially involving even more district assemblies, and urged all invited local government service institutions to actively participate, emphasizing the dual objectives of strengthening inter-assembly relationships.
