Sports
House Committee On Sports Charges Sports Ministry On Better Planning for Next Olympics
Joel Ajayi
Following the disappointed outing of team Nigeria at the 2024 Olympics in France, the House Committee on Sports under the Leadership of Honourable Kabiru Amadu has called for a robust planning strategy ahead of the next Olympics in 2028.
The Chairman 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 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.
Sports
Special Sports is an integral part of Mr President’s Renewed Hope Commitment to Nigerians-Olopade
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, says prioritising the plight of the Country’s Special Athletes is one of the integral commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, under the revamped Sports Commission.
The NSC DG stated this over the weekend when he attended the final of the first edition of the Elite Wheelchair Basketball Championship held at the National Stadium in Lagos.
The DG reiterated that every Sports will get its required attention from the National Sports Commission , stressing that the Mandate of Mr President is to ensure a sustainable Sports Economy is built by maximising the potential of every sport.
” I must state here that myself and the Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko are totally committed to ensuring that you guys in wheelchair basketball, like every other para- sports, feel the impact of the renewed hope agenda of Mr President .
” This is why events of this nature , as small as it may appear , will always be appreciated and supported by the Commission.
” I am also very happy with the kind of giant strides we are witnessing with Wheelchair basketball and it has continued to grow over the years from where it was when I was the President”, he said.
The DG further hailed the organisers of the event saying, ” this is a very good one from Musibau and his wife, both who are captains of the Nigerian team, now playing in France . So for them to come back home to put this together shows how much the Sport has continued to grow in the Country”.
The Elite Wheelchair Basketball tournament saw Ogun State emerging winners after beating Oyo State in a highly entertaining final. Lagos State clinched the third place position after beating Kwara state in the third place match.
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