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Atiku Unity Cup Kicks Off November 6

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2 years ago

October 27, 2022

The Democratic Initiative Support Group (DISG) has concluded plans to hold the Atiku Unity Cup football tournament.
Youths from across the country will participate in the tournament aiming at galvanising support for People Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to win the 2023 presidential elections.

Briefing newsmen and some of the participants yesterday in Abuja ahead of the tournament, which is set to kick start November 6, 2022, the convener of Democratic Initiative Support Group (DISG) an coordinator of Atiku Unity cup, Adewale Austin Arobani, described the former Vice President as a unifier, saying the Unity Cup tournament is in tandem with his aspiration of stabilise the country’s unity.

“The Atiku Unity Cup is aimed at galvanizing support for Atiku’s presidential ambition by the youth. We are over 200 millions Nigerians and the youth represent above 60 percent of the population. So, we feel this Unity Cup is timely and is for unity hence our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is a unifier and he is coming to stabilize the country’s unity,” he said.

He said the tournament which kick start from the senatorial districts across the country to the state and zonal levels, will see the finalists from the six geopolitical zones convenge in Abuja for the finale where the winner, runners up and 2nd runners up will smile home with N3m, N2m and N1m respectively as cash prize.

Also speaking at the briefing, director, Atiku Support Groups and event manager, Hon.Fabiyi Oladimeji, commended the organisers for the initiative, saying it caption every essence of all Atiku Abubakar represent.

“Let me commend the organisers of Atiku Unity Cup for this initiative. It is very real to see vibrant young men and women coming together, thinking out of the box to do something that is in tandem with the vision and aspiration of the candidate.

“As someone who is managing all the support groups for Atku Abubakar, I have come across so many groups that signified interest to support his aspiration, but your initiative is a unique one in the sense that it caption every essence of all Atiku Abubakar represent.

Atiku today in Nigeria is known to be the best unifier because of his antecedent as someone who is not a tribalist and religion jingoist, but the unity of the country. So, for you to have come up with an initiative that is inline with Atiku’s visions, is quite commendable and I appreciate you for that.

“It is my prayer that you will be able to push this through to achieve the objectives you set out for yourselves and we’ll be there to support you.”

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NSC DG Bukola Olopade reaffirms the commitment of the Commission to Training and Retraining of Staff for Scientific Productivity

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4 hours ago

February 4, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Director General of the National Sports Commission Hon. Bukola Olopade, has stated the commitment of the leadership of the Commission to Training and Retraining of staff for scientific productivity of Nigerian Sports.

The DG stated this when he was a surprised guest at the meeting of the newly appointed Federation Secretaries with the Director of the Federation of Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Olumide Bamiduro.

” One of the things that myself and the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, discovered was lacking in the Commission when we were appointed is training and restraining of staff. This is why we have challenged the various Directors to go to their various departments to start looking for quality brains that we can give both local and international training and restraining to”.

” The Sports ecosystem that we are in is very dynamic and this is why alot of training and retraining will happen this year to complement the productivity and efficiency of the Commission”.

The DG also charged the Federation Secretaries to be up and doing and align themselves with the vision and mandate of the Commission especially with the Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy ( RHINSE ) campaign.

” As Federation Secretaries that you all are , we are about to make history together in so many ways. For the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and myself, our determination is to ensure that you all are given the impetus to drive the federations as Independently as you can”.

” I also want to appeal to you all that the chief operating officers,COO, that we have introduced are not here to disturb you or usurp your job. They are here to support you and I have no doubt that the symbiotic relationship that you can establish with them will only galvanize the history making approach we all have for the Commission”.

The Director of Federation of Elite Athletes Development (FEAD) , Olumide Bamiduro however thanked the DG for the surprise visit , stating that his visit further re-echoes the ongoing reforms and the commitment of the current leadership of the Sports Commission to achieve the Sporting mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR.

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