Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has lauded Professor Chukwuma Soludo led administration in Anambra on the five points agenda for sports development which is a clear vision for the development of the sports sector in the state.
Senator Enoh made the commendation when he received the chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission, Patrick-Estate Onyedum, in his office in Abuja.
Onyedum, who presented the Anambra five-point agenda for sports, also informed the minister of the activities and successes in the sector. He spoke about the Anambra Sports Solution Initiative (ANSSI), which gave birth to the Primary and secondary school sports festival which was reintroduced last year.
The Sports Commission Chairman said the abundance of talents were discovered in the 2023 edition of the school sports festival and a number of them went to the national youth game in Asaba and excelled following which some of them won scholarship because of their sterling performances.
Onyedum then invited the minister to the 2024 edition of the festival billed for may this year.
In his response, the minister commended Governor Soludo for giving priority to sports and turning Anambra to a hub in the Southeast. Enoh said the five-point agenda aligns with the programme of the ministry and promised to support where necessary.
He also appreciated Soludo for rescuing and rehabilitating Tanya Okpala, a former tennis star who was spotted in a viral video in the streets of Awka going through psychological, social and economic challenges.
The agenda for sports under Governor Soludo includes;
- To facilitate grassroots sports development for all youth and students for recreation, health and livelihood.
- The inter-house and inter-school sports competitions will be mainstreamed.
- To create Anambra male and female football teams to play in the professional league in Nigeria.
- To create private-sector partnerships to drive sports development and infrastructural development.
- To develop modern sports facilities across all local governments to harness talent and develop future Olympic champions and global sports champions.
- To encourage schools, communities, and local governments to create playgrounds/sports centres with needed equipment to develop skills and provide matching grants to facilitate these infrastructure.
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