The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh has committed to proper governance of all federating units to guarantee desired performance and result. The minister who made the remark at a meeting with all sports federation presidents and secretaries on Tuesday, in Abuja, charged the federations heads to be more goal driven. He said Government will continue with its responsibility of ensuring proper governance in federations while providing oversights on projects.
The Minister stated thus “the ministry will continue to play its advisory roles and we are going to be transparent and communicate more. We must set targets for ourselves. We must get to a point in which those who want to be presidents must sufficiently challenge the norm about what they think they want to offer and what fuels their decision to run (for that position).” “We need to show more commitment, focus and passion to succeed. We do not want federation presidents who are not committed or are only there to protect their own interests. We need the commitment of the leadership of all the federations,” he added.
The Minister also stated readiness of the ministry to collaborate with all sports federations towards ensuring that all necessary requirements for growth and development are provided. He charged all federations to be result-oriented, and ensure their activities are geared towards unearthing talents, while helping current elite competitors thrive. Speaking at the meeting, some of the federation leaders highlighted their successes, plans and areas for further improvements.
President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, Francis Orbih said that early preparation is vital for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the federation aiming to fly the flag of Nigeria in Paris. The Secretary of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Rita Mosindi stated that funding remains one of the critical issues affecting the federation, but the AFN will continue to work hard to ensure Nigeria gets quality representation on the international stage, at all times.