The management of the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC) has reaffirmed the Federal Authorities’s dedication to bringing the Commonwealth Video games to Africa for the primary time in historical past, with Abuja 2030 positioned as a landmark bid.
Throughout a go to by the Commonwealth Sport Bid Analysis Committee in Abuja, NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko and Director Normal Bukola Olopade assured the delegation of Nigeria’s readiness and dedication to stage a world-class Video games.
Dikko, talking on behalf of the federal government, emphasised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s dedication, describing the trouble as “a significant step towards inclusivity within the Commonwealth sporting neighborhood.”
“We’re very blissful to welcome you right here in Nigeria, stressing our seriousness to host the 2030 Video games and present you across the lovely metropolis of Abuja and our amenities. One factor I wish to guarantee you is that the President sees the internet hosting of the Commonwealth Video games in 2030, if we win the bid, as a celebration of the nation’s rising power in sports activities, past simply participation,” Dikko mentioned.
Director Normal Bukola Olopade additionally expressed confidence in Nigeria’s bid, highlighting its robust basis.
“The important thing parts of a bid of this magnitude are amenities, political will, personal sector backing and the fervour of the individuals. This bid has all of those parts and far more to show our seriousness,” he mentioned.
Olopade additional famous {that a} sturdy bid committee led by Mainasara Illo has already put collectively a complete doc to persuade the analysis staff, headed by Darren Corridor, that Nigeria is prepared.
In an additional demonstration of presidency assist, Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, hosted the Commonwealth delegation on behalf of President Tinubu, within the presence of 9 Federal Government Council members, together with Minister of Youth Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Tradition and Artistic Financial system Hannatu Musa Musawa, Minister of Women Affairs Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and Minister of Environment Balarabe Abbas Lawal.
The visiting Commonwealth Sport delegation included Darren Corridor (Director of Video games and Assurance), Ann-Louise Morgan (Director of Sport), and Ezera Tshabangu (Regional Improvement Supervisor for Africa and Europe).
If profitable, the Abuja 2030 Video games will make historical past because the first-ever Commonwealth Video games hosted on African soil, marking a milestone not just for Nigeria however for all the continent.
