Minister of Works, Engr. Nweze David Umahi has been presented with Trophies and Medals of Honour won by the Works Ministry’s Sports Club at the Federation of Public Service Games (FEPSGA).
The Minister commended the sense of purpose, passion and resilience of the ministry’s team which he said was motivated by their new mindset and faith in the new order of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope administration.According to the statement released by the Minister’s aide, revealed that Umahi received these trophies at the Ministry Headquarters, Mabushi-Abuja on Thursday 18th September 2025.
He thanked the team for the historic outing, which gave them formidable wins in different tournaments as follows: First Runner Up Medals, won – 14 Gold Medals, 18 Silver Medals and 22 Bronze Medals and made 2nd overall on the Medal Table.Also, in Monthly Walking / Jogging Exercise, they won: 1st position, highest in attendance in the months of May and July 2025, 1st position in attendance in the months of May and June 2025, 2nd position in attendance in the month of July 2025, 2nd position in best behaved team category in the month of May 2025.
Presenting the trophies won by the ministry’s team, the assistant team manager, Omotosho Temitayo (who stood in for the team manager), said they were motivated to achieve the feat by the support of the Minister.And the ideals of hard work and team work the Minister introduced when he took over the mantle of office as the Minister of Works- 1st civil engineer to be so appointed.
She expressed the commitment of the sports club to the core values of the Federal Ministry of Works.
Attributing these wins to greater momentum in the victorious outings of Nigerian athletes in the international competitions since the coming on board of Tinubu’s administration.