Olarinoye lauds Abdulrasaq on Kwara Sport Festival

Date: 2020-02-10

Kwara State Weightlifting Association Chairman, Dr. Steve Olarinoye has praised the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq for the successful hosting of the state's Sports Festival for the first time in almost two decades.

Olarinoye, a one-time ExCo member of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation, said 'the rejuvenated' Kwara Sports Festival would not have been achieved without the passionate support of the governor.

"No doubt, sports in Kwara have been in a bad state for some time," stated Olarinoye, who was a Director (Sports) until his retirement from the Federal Civil Service. "But with the coming of the Sports loving Governor Abdulrasaq, we have hope for a great turn around.

"You imagine the staging of the just concluded seventh Kwara State Sports Festival that was last held about 16 years ago, the amiable Governor thought it necessary to revive it. That's a Governor that has the youths in mind.

"Because of the zeal of the Governor we had no option than to give our best towards the success of the Festival and this took us to all the 16 LGAs in the state with the novel introduction of the Torch of Unity by the MOC, which was not part of the original plans for the Festival."

Olarinoye said being part of the MOC opened his eyes to the sporting needs of the state, adding the state stood to benefit from his repertoire after holding forth in varied sporting positions before his retirement, including being the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Professional League. He affirmed: "This (Sport Festival) is just the beginning of better things to come to sports development in Kwara State. My home coming after retirement was not accidental but a way of giving back to the community what I've gathered over the years as an experienced sports administrator.

"With the God given, sports loving Governor of the state, the sky is our beginning in the state as far as sport development is concerned," he noted.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kwabes     Abdulkadir Orire     Magaji Nda     Samuel Adaramola     Hakeem Lawal     Surajudeen Akanbi     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Olosi Of Osi     Saheed Popoola     George Innih     Abubakar B.M     Egbejila     FERMA     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Amina El-Imam     Odo-Owa     Offa Grammer School     Abdulkareem Alabi     Saka Aleshinloye     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     2017 Budget     Madawaki     Owu Fall     Budo-Egba     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Bola Olukoju     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Dankaka     Abdulmutalib Shittu     CBT     Folashade Omoniyi     Oniye     GANZY     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Oba-Solagberu     Abdulhakeem Amao     Ogbondoroko     Umar Adelodun     Tunji Folami     Belgore     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Maryam A. Garuba     Tafida Of Ilorin     Olomu     Frootify     Leke Ogungbe     Ibrahim Gambari     Wahab Issa     Shehu Adaramaja     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Olupako Of Share     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Kwara NIPR     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Obayomi Azeez     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Abdulraheem Olesin     Buhari     Offa Metropolitan Club     Orisa Bridge     Justina Oha     Khairat Gwadabe     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Aliyu Muyideen     KSIRS     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Olokoba Sulyman     Bukola Saraki     Senate Presidency     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Jumoke F. Ajao     Oko Erin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Saheed Alakoso     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Adijat Adebiyi     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Ayo Opadokun     United Nigeria Congress Party     Idi-Ape     Dauda Adesola     Ibrahim Bio     Charles Ibitoye     Ilofa     Bluenile Associates     Salaudeen Oyewale     Sheriff Shagaya     Doyin Group     Ahmad Lawan     Sabo-Oke     Akume     Salake     Kamaldeen Gambari     Otuka     Mohammed Halidu     Olomu     Suleiman Mora Omar     Emir Of Shonga     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Muritala Awodun     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Computer Based Test     Kulende     Students Union Government     Danhawa     Ajayi Okasanmi     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Oluranti Idowu     Kwara North     Sadiq Umar     Babata     Kwara State Government     Jaigbade Alao     Ekiti     Dan Iya     Neo Mundo Ltd     Mahe Abdulkadir     Modibo Kawu     Olayinka Are     Afeyin-Olukuta     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Joseph Daudu     Young Progressives Party     Doyin Awoyale     ASUU     Muhammadu Buhari     Kale Kawu     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     NTA Ilorin     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Albert Ogunsola     Matthew Babaoye     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Sun Qing Rong     Abdulwahab Ololele     Suleman Abubakar     Isiaka Alikinla     Akeem Lawal     Elewu     CACOVID     General Hospital, Offa     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Umaru Saro