HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONVENE SPORTS SUMMIT 11-10-24
By Sadiq Aminu The House of Representatives to convene Sports Submit as part of effort in repositioning the nation’s Sports sector
The Chairman House Committee on Sports Mr. Kabiru Ahmadu, stated this during the Committee’s meeting in Abuja.
Mr. Kabiru Ahmadu explained that the House is not only poised to ensure positive improvement in the sports sector but also put in place mechanism to realize the goals.
He said the Committee would engage the appropriate authorities so as to look into all the challenges contending all the sports federations with a view of overcoming them, to the betterment of of the youth and Nigerians at large.
On the Country’s performance in the Paris Olympic, the Committee stressed the need for timely and adequate preparation for the forthcoming Olympics scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in 2028 in order not to avoid what happened in the last Olympic.
“It is on record that during the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nigeria couldn’t win a single medal and this sparked a wide-spread displeasure from well-meaning citizens.This and many other embedded issues surrounding and affecting sports in Nigeria, will be addressed passionately and will all sincerity of purpose.
The Committee envisages sustainable development plan, detailing grassroots programs, training facilities, comprehensive medical support system, strategic players’ rotation, designed to promote Football Development and other sporting activities across the Nation, through the federal ministry of Sports Development.”
The Committee urged Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to be proactive, sort out the problems bedeviling football administration across board.
The Committee also tasked National Institute of Sports to brace up and provide the prerequisite manpower, training needed to make the nation excel in sports.
Mr. Ahmadu reiterated the Committee’s commitment to ensuring that agencies under its purview perform their statutory mandates to the benefit of majority of Nigerians by embarking on periodic engagement and conduct of oversights.