Youth, Sports to take central focus in Kwara North- Senator Umar
Senate Committee Chairman on Trade and Investment, Senator Sadiq Umar has stated that a cardinal focus of his legislative function is Youth and Sports Development.
Senator Umar made this statement at his Ilorin home to the Executive Members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kwara Chapter, who met him over sports development projects in the state.
The Senator representing Kwara North in the National Assembly said, “It is a no brainer that the youths are the future of this country and if you don't develop and support them, if you don't fill in the passion with something, they will be derailed”.
“One of my key agenda as Senator in the next four years is youths and sports development”, he said.
“I will be paying more attention to sporting activities. I am talking about sporting activities that can attract our teeming youths and engage their energy for productive purposes.
“So watch out for our programs in the days ahead,” the senator said.
Speaking further, the Senate committee chairman explained that there is a need to extensively capture youths properly for sports development.
“They need to be well captured so that they can make the best use of their time so that they don't become a menace to society.
“For the 10th National Assembly, we will be rolling out legislations and policy oversight that will take cognisance of youth and sports is at the centre of this especially football,” he added.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Elewu Saheed Popoola Okiki Femi Agbaje Adewuyi Funmilayo Temi Kolawole Ibrahim Mohammed Ayobami Seriki Olatunde Oyeyiola Timothy Akangbe Dairo Kunle Paul Oko Erin Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Rotimi Samuel Olujide Ayobami Akanbi Isiaka Abdulrazak Kale Kawu Dasuki Belgore Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore Erubu Oba Zubair Imam Gambari Musa Ayinla Yeketi Metro Park Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede Tunde Saad Tunji Arosanyin Abdulmumini Jawondo Adesina Simon Sodiya Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Yusuf Abdulkadir Muhammad Toyin Sanusi Emir Of Ilorin Shoprite Aro Yahaya Sabo-Oke Standard Organization Of Nigeria Segun Olawoyin Oko-Erin Ileloke Aisha Ahman Pategi Offa Poly Abdulrahman Onikijipa Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Fatai Adeniyi Garba Ado Bayero Kwara South Babaloja-General Sadiq Umar Durbar Festival Fulani Kayode Ibrahim 20 Billion Bond Sheikh Alimi Samuel Adaramola Oyin-Zubair Suleiman Idris Onilorin Alapado IESA Kwara Volleyball Association Mustapha AbdulGaniyu IF-K Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi Toyin Saraki Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Prince Bola Ajibola Folorunsho Erubu Akanbi-Oke SGBN Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa Alfa Yahaya Road Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Sanusi Abubakar AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Saheed Alakoso Universal Basic Education Commission AGILE Programme

