ORGANISED GROUPS ADVISED TO TAKE GROUP INSURANCE (PAGE 59)

THE Volta Regional Manager of the SIC Insurance Company (SIC), Mr Richard Finuku -Doamekpor, has urged organised groups to consider insurance cover for their activities as the surest means of protecting and sustaining their endeavours.
He, however, said the company would not compromise with any group, especially in the physical fitness club, who would engage in drugs to enhance their power, since that might eventually mar the reputation of the company in the insurance business.
Mr Finuku-Doamekpor gave the advice when he received a 20-member Volta Body Building Association, who called on the company to show appreciation for the sponsorship of their event during the just-ended Asogli State Yam Festival and the marking of the fifth anniversary of the coronation of the Agbogbomefia, Togbe Afede XIV.
He urged them to compete with their counterparts in other parts of the region to enable them to realise their strengths and weaknesses.
The Chairman of the association, Mr Kingsley Ledo, commended the SIC for the sponsorship that covered such awards as wall clocks, Tee-shirts and many other numerous souvenirs and expressed the hope that other organisations would emulate the gesture.
He gave the assurance that they would sustain their discipline, remained focused and steadfast to bring glory and honour to the region and allayed the fears of the public that weight lifters were a threat to society by indulging in nefarious activities, due to their weight and size compared to ordinary citizens.
The weight-lifting contest, comprising bench, squatting, dead lifting in the heavy, middle and light weight divisions attracted a large crowd at the palace of the Agbogbomefia.
In the heavyweight division of the bench, Emmanuel Tsey was the winner, with Michael de-Souza as the runner-up, while Cephas Klu won the squatting, with Michael de-Souza as the runner-up. The dead-lifting division was won by George Megbenu, with Cephas Klu as the runner-up.
In the middle weight division, Cornelius Ankrah won the bench, squatting and dead-lifting events, while Joseph Opoku was the first runner-up in the squatting event.
Winfred Sitso won all the light weight division in benching, squatting and dead lifting, while Raphael de-Souza was the first runner-up in the squatting and dead-lifting competition.
A three-member executive committee was inaugurated, with Kingsley Ledo as Chairman, Joseph Opoku as Secretary and Michael de-Souza as Organiser.