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Start 2028 Olympics Preps Now- Hon. Kabiru Tells Sport Ministry

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6 months ago

October 23, 2024

…As House Committee On Sports Presents N100m To Sports Minister

Joel Ajayi

In it’s determination not to allow another disappointing outing for Nigeria Team in the next Olympics, the Chairman House Chairman has asked sports ministry to commenced the preparation right now.

He didn’t just urged for early preparation, the House Committee on Sports under the Leadership of Hon. Kabiru Amadu also presented a sum of 100 Million naira to Kick start the 2028 Olympic preparation.

The Chairman House Committee On Sports Hon Amadu stated this during his Committee’s first official interactive Meeting with the Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh, on Tuesday at the National Assembly.

The soft spoken Lawmaker Representing Gusau/Tsafe Federal constituency in the House of Representative, said Nigeria cannot afford to repeat what happened in Paris in the next four years, where the country did not win a single medal.

” Nigerian Sports has gone a long way over the years and it is totally unacceptable that we are still struggling with Podium finish at major global competitions” .

” In fact, one of the reasons why this meeting was called was because of a motion of urgent importance that was put forward because of Team Nigeria’s bad outing at the Paris Olympics Games”.

As a Proactive Committee, the Committee has put together a Blueprint to help it’s oversight function as regards ways and means to revamp Nigerian Sports”.

“This Committee is very determined to assist in all ways possible to help the Sports Ministry and the various Sporting Federations, especially in the area of funding “.

The Chairman also used the occasion of the meeting to present a cheque of a Hundred Million Naira to the Sports Minister and the President of the Nigeria Olympics Committee, Habu Gumel , which was the promise made to Team Nigeria in the Month of June ahead of the Paris Olympics Games.

The Chairman said he presented the cheque to the Minister on behalf of the Speaker of House , Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, and the Money should serve as a financial base ahead of Preparations for the 2028 Olympics Games.

The Committee also used the session to appraise the 2023/2024 budget of the Ministry of Sports, where Committee Members frowned at discrepancies observed in the budget and urged the Ministry to put its House Together ahead of future meetings.

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NSC Inaugurates Sub-Committees for 22nd National Sports Festival

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1 day ago

April 10, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

As the date for the kick-off of the 22nd National Sports Festival tagged Gateway Games Ogun 2025 draws near, the National Sports Commission (NSC) inaugurated 19 sub-committees to ensure the successful hosting of the event scheduled to hold from May 16 to 30, 2025.

Speaking during the inauguration ceremony held today at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, the Director General of the NSC, Honourable Bukola Olopade, described the National Sports Festival as Nigeria’s version of the Olympics and a platform through which the nation identifies, nurtures, and develops its best athletes to represent the country at international competitions.

He recalled that the Main Organising Committee, inaugurated by the former Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, was tasked with ensuring a hitch-free and successful festival. Olopade added that, given the caliber of individuals appointed to the sub-committees, he is confident that the mandate of the games will be achieved.

“I am satisfied with the caliber of people that make up the sub-committees and have no doubt that the games will meet the expectations of Nigerians,” he stated.

He emphasized that the ultimate goal is to host a festival that will be appreciated both nationally and internationally, stressing that anything short of excellence would not be acceptable.

He therefore charged the committee members to be proactive and committed to delivering a seamless event, declaring that “failure is not an option.”

Earlier in her remarks, the Director of the National Sports Festival and Para-sports Department, Mrs. Thecla Opara, expressed confidence in the ability of the sub-committee members to deliver on their responsibilities.

She noted that the sub-committees serve as the foot soldiers of the Main Organising Committee, tasked with executing all necessary activities to ensure a smooth and successful festival.

Also speaking, Deputy Director Patrick Abobi, on behalf of the sub-committees, thanked the Commission for the opportunity to serve. He acknowledged the high expectations placed on them and affirmed that achieving the festival’s mandate is a task that must be accomplished.

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