Do not use prohibited substances says MoS Sunday Dare

Date: 2019-09-11

The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare has warned athletes against use of prohibited substances as stipulated by Anti doping Agency.

Sunday Dare stated this at the opening ceremony of the 5th edition of the National Youth Games held at the University of Ilorin, Kwara state.

The Minister who was represented at the opening ceremony by Dr. Ademola Are, Director of Grassroot Sports Development in the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development and NYG Coordinator however expressed delight with the presence of over 4,000 athletes from about 33 states for the games.

He said the several talents have so far been discovered from this game since inception and has done the country proud but nationally and internationally, while urging that the tempo should be sustained.

"To all the participants, I urge you to see your role in this game as a stepping stone to greater height bearing in mind that there is joy in participation and sportsmanship, therefore do your best in your respective areas, by competing clean, without the use of prohibited substances as stipulated by Anti doping Agency ".

He expressed optimism that the 2019 National Youth Games (NYG) would produce podium athletes like previous editions. "At the maiden edition in 2013, the discovered athletes represented Nigeria at the 2014 African Youth Games in Botswana and 2015 Commonwealth Games in Samoa where laurels were won. At the third and fourth edition, the discovered athletes represented Nigeria at the African Youth Games in Algeria. So, it is my hope that this edition will follow in the same notable path of history by producing podium athletes," Dare said.

He added that sports in Nigeria has grown tremendously and contributed in no small measure to the socioeconomic growth and national unity of the country.

Kwara state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq said the current sports challenges in Nigeria was surmountable through training and retraining of athletes, coaches and stakeholders.

Abdulrazaq who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youths and Sports, Mr Shuaib Akanbi said youth development and empowerment was the strategy of governance used to engage the youths positively.

"I urge you all to resist all temptations to get rich quickly without working hard as it will lead to failure and destruction" he said.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Suleiman Age urged the participants not to jeopardise the ideal for which the competition was instituted.

"There should be no ill feelings at any point in the competition; we should all imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship.

Rivers and Ekiti states are yet to arrive for the youth games as at the time of filing this report.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

FOMWAN     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Mubarak Oladosu     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Abikan     Abdulkarim Adisa     Oni Adebayo     Logun     Ojuekun     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Olaoye B. Felix     Jare Olatundun     Rueben Parejo     Usman Alkali Baba     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Laboratory-to-Product     Admiralty Villa     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Alloy Chukwuemeka     TIIDELab     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Sango-UITH Road     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Tinubu     Tanke Road     Sadiq Buhari     T And K FOODS     Adamu B. Yaqubu     V.O. Abioye     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Maryam Nurudeen     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Toyin Sanusi     Umar Gunu     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Yusuf Ali     Yaman     Aso-ofi     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Kola Bukoye     Shola Odetundun     KWSIEC     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Moremi High School     Gaa Olobi     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Raji AbdulRasaq     Abdullahi Atanda     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     RTEAN     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Florence Saraki     Idowu Laro     Popo-Igbonna     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Ibrahim Mashood     SSUCOEN     Budo-Egba     Awwal Jawondo     Mahe Abdulkadir     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Modibbo Kawu     Code Of Conduct     Congress For National Consensus     VADA    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

March 28     Haliru Dantoro     Fareedah Dankaka     Joseph Daudu     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     IFK     Aisha Gobir     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     United Nigeria Airline     Ike Ekweremadu     Bashiru Makama     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Kayode Ishola     Kwara Poly     Ridwan Agboola     Muritala Olarewaju     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Balogun-Ojomu     Ilorin General Hospital     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Hijab     Aliyu Umar     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Emir Of Shonga     Abubakar Usman Jos     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Okin Biscuit     Saeedat Aliyu     Biliaminu Aliu     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Ahmed Dankaya     Saka Saadu     Olaiya Lawal     Isiaq Khadeejah     Mary Arinde     Just Law Forum     Ajia-Bako     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     ARMTI     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Kwara State Fire Service     Wale Oladepo     Law School Scholarship     Rotimi Oyedepo     Saidu Yaro Musa     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Emmanuel Bello     Col. Taiwo     Olabanji Orilonishe     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Emir Of Kano     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Kwara State University Of Education     Bashirat Bola Bello     NIPOGA     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Oko-Olowo     Durbar Festival     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Apado     Wasiu Onidugbe     Abdullahi Biffo     Offa Metropolitan Club     Ijagbo Health Centre     Ahmed Alhasssan     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Saidu Isa     Shettima