Kwara Govt. calls for return of old school sporting programmes
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By Olayinka Owolewa
Ilorin, Sept. 24, 2016 (NAN) Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for the return of old school sporting programmes to prepare Nigerian athletes for laurel winning spirit.
Ahmed made the call on Saturday when he received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Solomon Dalung at government house, Ilorin.
He said grassroots sports development remained the key to Nigeria successes in international sporting competitions.
According to him, failure to prepare the youths from the cradle have impacted negatively on outcome of Nigeria athletes in various outings.
Ahmed promised to return inter-secondary schools competitions in the state as well as renovate the indoor Sports Hall with a view to returning the state to its past status in sports.
The governor, who described the National Youths Games as a platform to develop and prepare youth to become future medal winners, promising that the his administration would sustain the support to sports development in the state.
Earlier, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung called for massive investment in sport by the state governments to engage youths and solve noticeable security challenges in the country.
Dalung explained that his ministry revisited the National Youths Games in order to showcase and exploit talents for future sporting events.
He commended the Kwara Government and the University of Ilorin for providing financial support and other logistics for the hosting of the games in Ilorin.
The minister, however, urged the University of Ilorin to open departments and faculty in sports related courses to further development sports in Nigeria. (NAN)
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Edited by Deji Abdulwahab/Felix
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