Adu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the programme, if instituted, would go a long way to consolidate the spirit and the gains of the 14-day fiesta.

Meanwhile, The dwindling fortune of sports growth in the country has been attributed to the menace of poaching of athletes by some states for the National Sports Festival.

Disclosing this in a chat with sports writers in Lagos was the chairman of Ekiti State Sports Council, Prince Ade Adetola, while calling on the National Sports Commission being the main organising committee (MOC) of bi-annual festival to embark on measure to tackle the syndrome.

The elated chairman whose athletes won two gold medals at the gymnastic event emphasised on the measures taken by some states which led to the lost of many of the state good athletes to higher bidders who lured them away with money few months to the games.

Meanwhile, Flora Okebugwu, the only boxer from Abia State, who got to final of the 18th National Sports Festival, Eko 2012, has declared that she is prepared to box for another country because of perceived injustice.

The Abia State lady had clearly dominated the 60kg female bout final last at the gymnasium of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Lagos, but her opponent, Bola Olaniyi of Team Ogun was adjudged the winner on 2-1.

Flora told Tribunesport: “I felt terribly bad when the result was announced, I didn’t lose this fight, everybody here saw it. How can I lose to this girl this way? This is not how to encourage somebody to win.

“I do go on road work as early as 5.00 a.m. alone from Umuahia to the stadium for training, without minding the risk of going out at such an ungodly hour as a woman because I knew what I was aiming at. It is unfortunate If I have to lose the gold medal this way,” she said.

The fair skinned boxer, also hinted that she had on two occasions got invitation from the United States of America (USA) to further her boxing career.

“I was invited twice by Pink Gloves Boxing Club of USA but I could not honour the invitation. I didn’t get the financial assistance to make the trip. The letter was signed by Mr Garret Garrels and it even got to the former sports minister. They only want me to come over because everything has been taken care of. According to the letter, aisde from the allowance for my upkeep, they will accommodate me, feed me and allocate a car to take me out at leisure.

“With what I have witnessed here, I may decide to box for another country. I represented Nigeria at the world kick-boxing championship in Germany, last year and I won a bronze medal in 60kg K1. I will not allow this episode to abort my dream, I have a mission to accomplish in boxing,” said Flora who represented Team FCT at the last National Sports Festival, Rivers 2011.