Speaker Abbas Unveils Plans for National Sports Academy
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has revealed plans to establish a National Sports Academy to nurture and develop the athletic talents of Nigerian youths nationwide.
The proposed academy will cater to secondary school-age children discovered through grassroots competitions, providing them with a platform to grow their sporting abilities.
According to Abbas, the initiative is designed to produce global sports icons that the nation would celebrate. He emphasized the need to revive grassroots sports development as a vital strategy for restoring Nigeria’s past successes on the international stage.
“We cannot accept a situation where a country with over 200 million citizens returns from global competitions empty-handed,”
“The academy will accommodate all outdoor and indoor sporting disciplines.. These children will be given the platform to further grow their sporting abilities” he said
Also speaking, the Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadu, who applauded the Federal Government and the National Assembly for significantly increasing the sports sector’s budget, also noted that supporting grassroots sports is an investment in the hopes and aspirations of the youth, adding “today marks a turning point in the country’s sports development”.
