Sports
Successful Tenure: Coach Asuquo Thanks, Ministry, Dare, Dalung, GFN, Media Others
A board member of the Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria and Head Coach, Tony International Gymnastics, Abuja Anthony Asuquo has expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, the Sports Minister Sunday Dare, the former Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung, Gymnastic Federation President Prince Kelvin Ehurunwunse, Gymnastic families as well as the Media not forgetting all sports Directors and Officers for their immense contributions toward the fulfillment and absolute success recorded during 4 years as a board member of the gymnastics federation of Nigeria.
Just on Friday 30th of April 2021 the Nigeria Sports Minister, Sunday Dare dissolved the board of the 31 sporting federations and appointed a caretaker committee to manage the affairs of the Federations until elections are conducted and the new Boards inaugurated.
Speaking to The Gleamer News in Abuja coach Asuquo, expressed: “It is with great enthusiasm, fulfillment and absolute success recorded during our tenure as a board member of the gymnastics federation of Nigeria.
“I want to appreciate you all for the supports and success stories from the youth all African games in Algeria, the African games in Morocco, club meet in South Africa as well as the world championship in Germany. All these ended with tangible results.
“Also, I want to use this medium to appreciate everyone in the federal ministry of youths and sports for their endless support toward me as Technical Representative of the gymnastics federation of Nigeria.
“Posterity will not be kind to me if I fail to appreciate the former sports minister Solomon Selcap Dalung, whose encouragement enabled me to sail on during troubling times.
“To men of the media, I say thank you, as well as all sports Directors and Officers, you were wonderful.”
He equally appreciated the support of the GFN President and promised not to relent in contributing his quota to the growth and development of Gymnastics in the country and beyond: “To my amiable President now the Caretaker Chairman of GFN, Prince Kelvin Ehurunwunse, you were indeed a father. I will continue to do my best to promote and discover good athletes for Nigeria.”
Sports
Tinubu, Fashola, Governors, UNESCO, Sports Leaders to Headline National Grassroots Sports Summit
Joel Ajayi
The stage is being set for a landmark gathering at the Presidential Villa as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and leading figures from government, sports administration and international development feature in the proposed opening-day programme of the National Grassroots Sports Development Summit 2026.
In a statement signed by Thursday by the Chairperson Media Sub-com National Grassroot Sports Summit Dr. (Mrs.) Kehinde Ajayi stated that, the two-day Summit, scheduled for November 18–19, 2026, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, is being organized by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye.
With the theme “Creating a New Pathway for Sustainable Grassroots Sports Development,” the gathering seeks to produce practical solutions to Nigeria’s longstanding challenges in talent discovery, infrastructure, funding, coaching and athlete development.
The opening day, Wednesday, November 18, promises high-level engagement, with President Tinubu listed as Special Guest of Honour, while Fashola is scheduled to deliver a keynote address.
Also featuring in the Day One programme is Dr. Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), whose organization has been engaged as technical partner to help translate discussions into a workable development roadmap.
Other personalities and institutions on the opening-day lineup include the Chairman and Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade; the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum; the President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON); and the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Nigeria.
Also listed are Barrister Enitan Oshodi, President of the African Table Tennis Federation; the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee; and Dr. Musa Nakorji of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Research Department.
The involvement of these personalities reflects the Summit’s emphasis on connecting sports development with economic planning, education, grassroots governance, international cooperation and private-sector investment.
Adeboye described the gathering as an opportunity to move Nigerian sports beyond isolated achievements towards a coordinated national development system.
“The real question is not whether Nigeria has sporting talent.
We know we have talent in abundance. The question is how we build a system that discovers, nurtures and supports that talent consistently, from our communities and schools to the international stage,” he said.
He stressed that the participation of state governments, local councils, development institutions and sports administrators would be critical to producing lasting outcomes.
The Summit will continue on Thursday, November 19, with further stakeholder engagements aimed at developing actionable recommendations for sustainable grassroots sports development with preparations intensifying, organizers are confident that the gathering will provide a defining platform for strengthening the foundation of Nigerian sports and expanding opportunities for young people nationwide.
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