Drug Abuse, Government Promise Regular Sports Degree

Sports are considered important as a vehicle for entertainment, silaturrahmi, improving achievement and counteract drugs. In addition sports are also considered to improve the economy of citizens. For that government should often hold a tournament event for its citizens.

This was conveyed by the Mayor of Banda Aceh Aminullah Usman when opening the Banda Aceh Volly Ball tournament in Koni Aceh Sports Building on Tuesday night.

"As this tournament presents entertainment for the community. In addition from the economic side is also visible, where the hawkers to the parking workers feel the impact. By exercising is also able to counteract the dangers of drugs in the community, especially for the younger generation, "he said.

Aminullah asks tournaments volleyball between clubs as Banda Aceh City can be a regular calendar to be held every year.

Chairman of the Association of Youth Sports (Ipora) Aceh, Saiful Bahri who is also chairman of the tournament committee said the event was followed by 11 clubs in the city of Banda Aceh.

"The tournament was held as an effort to revive volleyball clubs in gampongs in the city of Banda Aceh. It's also part of the evaluation for the club to see how far their training has been, "said Saiful Bahri.

In line with Saiful Bahri, the Head of Sports Achievement Achievement Division of Kota Banda Aceh Jauhari S Sos said that the Rp46.5 million event is a program of Banda Aceh City Government to improve sports achievement, especially Volley Ball branch in Banda Aceh.