FG encourages young people to use sports facilities for personal development
FG encourages young people to use sports facilities for personal development
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Franca Ofili
Abuja, October 21, 2020 Sunday DareThe Minister for Youth and Sport Development called on young people to develop their nascent talents by taking advantage of sports facilities provided by the grassroots.
Dare said this in a statement signed by Mr. mohammed cartoondirector of press and public affairs for the Ministry of Abuja on Thursday.
He said such an act would allow them to compete favorably with opponents around the world.
The minister made the call during the official commissioning of the 500-seat mini-stadium in Odearemo. and state.
He said the facility being commissioned consists of a soccer field, two blocks of public toilets, a borehole with overhead tanks and a water network, and solar street lights.
he said president Led by Muhammad Buhari Over the past seven years, the administration has devoted significant resources to restoring dying sports facilities and building new ones across the country.
According to Dare, this aims to attract more than 60% of the country’s youth population and provide them with the opportunity to explore their sporting skills in order to make themselves and their country proud.
“More than 100 sports facilities have been built by the government across the country, but more than 85% of them are completely in poor condition due to the lack of a good maintenance culture.
“But now we have seen many of the stadiums come to life,” he said.
The minister said the event was important because of the drive and passion behind it, and with the current administration’s commitment to sports development, the ministry has transformed what was once a dumping ground into the Metropolitan Community Sports Arcade. I pointed out that
He ordered community leaders to ensure proper management of the stadium, using the services of a competent facilities manager responsible for managing the stadium.
Earlier, Rep. Hakeem Adeyemi, representing the Affizio, Achiba, Oyo East and West constituencies, thanked the current government for providing competent leadership through the ministry in the construction of the mini-stadium.
He commended the administrations of Dea and Buhari for their commitment to sports development by releasing the funds for the completion of the project in a timely manner and immediately handing them over to the community for use.
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