The minister of sports development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given a new lease of life to sports development in Nigeria.
He made the declaration yesterday in Abuja during his quarterly engagement with members of the media to inform Nigerians about happenings and development in the country’s sports sector under his leadership.
He said since the inception of the present administration, President Tinubu has demonstrated uncommon passion for the growth of sports, stating that his commitment has seen his administration practically move he mountains to remove all obstacles that will encumber the discovery of budding talents and progress in all sports.
“His commitment to the development of sports which informed the creation of the full Ministry of Sports Development is unrivalled. Indeed, Mr President has demonstrated uncommon passion for the growth of sports in our country.
“For instance, our President graciously cleared all the debts accumulated by the former administration in the funding of football in excess of N12 billion. There is no doubt that this new lease contributed significantly to the stellar performance of our national team, the Super eagles who placed second to the hosts, the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the 2023 African cup of Nations.
“Nigeria’s heroics and achievement at the 13th African Games in Ghana would not have been possible without Mr President full support. Our sports lovig president spared no effort to ensure that our athletes were adequately funded in spite of the paucity of funds and competing national priorities,” Enoh said.
Senator Enoh added the sports Ministry is currently implementing a raft of policies which he hope will usher in enduring systemic change.
“Hopefully, these policies, some of which are revolutionary, will lead to accelerated development of sports in our country.”
