Federal Government to build sports facilities in 774 Local Government Areas – Lawmaker

By Wale Mustapha

Honorable Ekene Adams, chairman House of Representatives Committee on Sports has revealed government’s plans to build sports facilities across the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria.

Honorable Adams disclosed this on Tuesday during the committee’s parley with the stakeholders of sports in Abuja.

The thoroughbred sports administrator who is representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State the plan can only be materialized with the supports of all sports family in the country adding that the 10th assembly is ready to effect positive changes to sports in Nigeria.

He expressed the committee’s readiness to welcome all suggestions and consultations to be used in reclaiming lost glory of sports for the country.

“All I am preaching is that we must come together to embrace peace, we are legislators, we believe we will legislate to do the laws and send it to the executives for them to implement,” Adams told media.

“I also want to believe with the support of each and every one of you, we are going to bring that desired change and the dream of every Nigerian.

“One important goal we will push to achieve is to build at least one sporting facility in each of 774 Local Governments. This will in a log way help sports development particularly at the grassroots.

“This is the dream we have been having, this is the Nigeria we want to see, each and every one of us that legislates will work with you, work with the executives to advise and see how we will achieve this feat and sports will come back from it’s lost glory.”