Anambra Deputy Speaker Advocates Regular Walk Exercise for Healthy Living

By Ikemefuna Asika

The Deputy Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Chukwuma Pious Okoye has advocates for regular walking as a deliberate exercise that keeps people healthy.

Hon. Okoye stated this on Tuesday December 31, 2024 at Amawbia Primary school field at end of the yearly Amawbia Walk exercise.

He disclosed that part of the reason for embarking on the yearly exercise in not only for sports but unity of the town.

He insisted that it will people to see and meet members of the town they have not seeing for long.

” There are people I have not seen for the past three years and I am seeing them today, I thank God for this.

” We also use the opportunity to discuss the general good of the town, tackle social menace issues as it affects the youths in particular” he said.

Hon. OKOYE who represents Awka 2 constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly called on other towns and communities to put up such exercise as it will go a long way in uniting them.

” The exercise is also in line with the healthy living program of Anambra State governor’s wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo” he remarked.

Comrade Ebele Nwufo, the former President General of the town in his remark thanked the Deputy Speaker for sponsoring the Walk for five years.

He described this year’s exercise as successful with the massive turnout of people both indegens and no indegens.

” We were expecting about three hundred people but you can see we have not less than five hundred people. But it is all for good towards our initial goal of starting the Amawbia Walk exercise ” he said.

He also stated that the exercise is to enable them be healthy to usher in 2025.

This years Amawbia Walk exercise is the 5th in the series that sees both residents and indegens of the town take part in the 20km walk.