Forum urges states, LGAs to establish sporting facilities at grassroots
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Facilities
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus
Ilorin, Sept. 29, 2016 (NAN) The forum of State Director of Sports has called on states and local governments to provide sporting facilities at the grassroots.
The call was contained in the communique signed by the Forum Chairman, Tunde Kazeem, at the end of its seminar on the National Youth Games (NYG), a Tool for Sports Development in Nigeria, held on Thursday in Ilorin.
The forum urged the state governments to provide adequate and timely funding for sporting activities in their states.
It also advised the Federal Government to make the NYG a tool to identify younger athletes considering Nigeria’s failures during the 2016 Olympics.
”We call for the use of youths and intermediate games to enhance performance of Nigeria at international competitions and National Sports Festival.
“And that physical education should be embedded in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools.
”The culture of sponsorship by private and corporate sponsors should be encouraged in Nigeria.
The forum, however, recommended the immediate passing of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Bill by the National Assembly in order to remove the bureaucracy that sports is facing in Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2nd edition of the NYG, which started on Saturday, ended on Thursday with Delta state leading the medals table with 26 medals, followed by Ogun and Kwara as second and third respectively. (NAN)
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Edited by Akin Makanjuola/Felix Ajide
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