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Lafia, Nov. 8, 2016 (NAN) Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has assured the state-owned football club of government’s support despite losing the 2016 Nigeria Federation Cup to FC Ifeanyi Ubah.
Balarabe-Abdullahi (APC Umaisha/Ugya) gave the assurance on Tuesday in a statement by his Press Secretary, Jibrin Gowna and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia.
The statement quoted the speaker as saying that “Nasarawa United players played well but lost the Federation Cup to FC Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi due to ill luck.
“Nasarawa United players lost gallantly, they did their best.
“In every contest, there must be a winner and a loser; that is why I want to encourage the players and the technical crew to remain focused.
“I also want to assure them of the government’s support at all time considering the importance of sport to societal development.
“Sport is a valuable tool for national integration apart from physical well-being, sports can play an important role for a safer, more prosperous and more peaceful society through its educational values and worldwide network’’.
The statement urged Nigerians to continue to support the APC-led government in its policies and programmes to enjoy the much needed dividend of democracy.
He assured the people of the state of the Assembly’s readiness to continue to enact laws that have direct bearing on their lives and solicited their support to enable it succeed in the task ahead.
The speaker used the medium to enjoin the people of the state and Nigerians to continue to live in peace and tolerate one another irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliations.
NAN reports that on Nov. 6, FC Ifeanyi Ubah defeated Nasarawa United FC 5-4 on penalties at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos to win the 2016 Nigeria Federation Cup. (NAN)
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(Edited by Lydia Beshel/Peter Ejiofor)