Maiden YCW Regional Games ends in Lagos

THE five-week Lagos Regional games of the Young Christian Workers (YCW), which brought together young workers from five deaneries in the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, culminated on a high last Saturday, with Apapa deanery emerging the overall winners.The games which began on the 12th of August, 2012, with a theme 'One Game, One Goal, One Glory' saw the Five deaneries of Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Ikeja, and Mainland, compete in four sporting events that included: Volleyball, Football, Table Tennis, and Lawn Tennis.Regional President of The YCW Lagos, Andrew Esan, said recent reports showed there was need to bring young workers who had spent a large percentage of their time, talents, and resources to work and become productive, yet had little time to exercise and stay fit.He said, 'YCW Lagos conforms to its International body's statues of seeing the reality of the effects of sedentary living among young working class people. We object to the steep decline in healthy living of young people; their focus and energy have moved to the pursuit of wealth and employment to the detriment of their health, especially with little room for exercises and fitness. Hence the idea to institute the Sporting event into our schedule of programmes every year.'Esan noted that the trickle-down effect of job insecurity and economic instability impacts on young workers more than almost any other group in society and that young people were often at the bottom of the rung and often need avenues to relax and take their minds of the stress of work.Reverend Father Michael Omughele, Assistant Parish Priest of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ajegunle, the parish that played host to the regional games, said the games attracted the parish support to appreciate the efforts of the young workers in their individual and collective contribution to the development of their environment.
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