Ogun State will host the National Sports Festival for the second time in the history of the state in 2024.
The Ogun State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has urged the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to invest in the sports sector to drive the economy of the state.
SWAN in a congratulatory message jointly issued by the Chairman, Hakeem Akintunde and Secretary, Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji opined that the state's hosting of the 22nd National Sports Festival in 2024 would lead to a significant increase in sports infrastructure during the governor's second term.
The association also requested that the governor give Gateway United, the state football team, the necessary attention so that it can reclaim its former grandeur.
The sports writers argued that the governor's ISEYA campaign platform should call for a turnaround in the sports industry.
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He said, “We felicitate our Grand Patron and Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR, on his second term swearing-in as the 7th Executive Governor of the Gateway State.
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“Our Grand Patron sir, we believe your second term in office will witness a massive sports infrastructural turnaround and record-breaking performance, especially as the host of the 2024 National Sports Festival as well as giving the needed attention to the state football outfit, Gateway United FC, in order to regain its lost glory.
“Igbega Ipinle Ogun, we believe, should also include the sports sector.”
Dapo Abiodun Promises World-Class National Sports Festival
Abiodun vowed that his administration is committed to delivering a world-class national Sports Festival in the history of the country.
Pulse Sports reported that Ogun State won the bid to host the 22nd edition of the National Sports Festival in Delta State.
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Dapo Abiodun Promises World-Class National Sports Festival
Ogun State will host the National Sports Festival for the second time in the history of the state in 2024.
Abiodun disclosed this at the grand finale of the State 5-Aside Street Soccer Tournament, held in Abeokuta, the State capital.
The Governor was represented by his Special Assistant on Youth and Sports, Olamide Lawal.
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The Governor remarked that the state government's signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Ministry of Sports demonstrated a serious commitment to hosting the NSF.
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