Investment In Sports Has Helped Tame Illicit Drug Among Youth In Kwara – Coach, Mogaji

Date: 2024-04-18

Coach Bola Mogaji, executive chairman, Kwara State Sports Commission, KSC, has itemized gains of the unprecedented investment in sports in the state, saying that among other things, increasing participation of youths in sports has helped in managing drug related offences in the state.

Coach Mogaji said that the commission's work in the last three years since the creation of the sports agency helped security agency like the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency to cut illicit drug supply to youths.

“Before we came on board, the stadium was like a distribution point for illicit drugs.

“But with collaboration and massive investments in sports, we were able to reverse this,” he said.

The KSC Boss disclosed that his commission was instrumental to the success of a high stake operation by NDLEA that led to the arrest of coach who who was a kingpin in the supply of drugs to athletes in Ilorin.

Coach Mogaji made this disclosure at the third Sports Hard Talk, put together by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Kwara State chapter.

The sports administrator, also during the interactive session with sports journalists, made clarification on the ongoing renovations in the Indoor Sports Hall of the state stadium saying that the facility will be completed in 12 months.

According to him, N2 billion has been earmarked for the project.

“It's a promise fulfilled by the governor.

“The governor promised to give a significant face lift to the facility and he did,” said Coach Mogaji.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Okedare     Sarkin Malamai     Babajide Ajayi     Park     Islamic Development Bank     ARMTI     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Ohoro Of Shao     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Saliu Ajia     Ibrahim Akaje     CCT     Abatemi-Usman     Revenue Court     Amoyo     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Oluwole Dupe     Ahmad Uthman     Tunde Saad     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Okanlawon Taiwo     Elekoyangan     Biliaminu Aliu     Albert Ogunsola     Haliru Dantoro     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Moro     Maigida Soludero Transit     Laolu Saraki     Modibo Kawu     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Just Law Forum     Owu Fall     Eleja     Adanla-Irese     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Abraham Ojo     Isapa     Ile Arugbo     Samari     Shehu Jimoh     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Mashood Dauda     Al-Ilory     Aliyu Umar     Hauwa Nuru     Usman Rifun     Chief Imam Of Offa     Olusola Saraki     Muslim Cementary     ANCOPPS     Ganiyu Abolarin     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Bankole Omishore     Afonja Descendants Union     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Yekeen Alabi     Adeleke Ogungbe     Third Estate     11th Galadima     David Adesina     Segun Ogunsola     Maryam Nurudeen     Allocation     Women Radio     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Ilorin Emirate     Isin     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Ojuekun Sarumi     S.O. Opowoye     Split Diamond Interchange     Mohammed Saidu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Tunji Arosanyin     Ganiyu Taofiq     George Innih     CT Ayeni     Monkey Pox     Al-Ilory     AbdulGafar Tosho     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Police Commissioner     Abdulhakeem Amao     Abubakar Baba     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     KWAFFA     RTEAN     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Yusuf Abubakar     Towoju     Senate Presidency     Matthew Okedare     Ajasse-Ipo     Doyin Awoyale     Ileloke     Hussein Olokooba     Taofeeq Olateju     Sulaiman Gado     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Saadu Yusuf     Okin Biscuit     Kwara Central     Naira Redesign     Adamu Attah     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Oniyangi     ANCOPPS     Ajase-Ipo     Stephen Fasakin     Ilorin East     Kwara Hotel     Yahaya Dumoye     Bilikisu Gambari     Falokun-Oja     Zainab Abass     Democracy Day     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Yusuf A. Usman     Al-Hikmah University     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Yunus Oniboki     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Bolaji Nagode     Seun Bolaji     Council Of The Wise     Idris Amosa Saidu     Gbenga Awoyale     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Oke-Odo     Ayo Opadokun     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Orire     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Ilota     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Sunday Otokiti     Tunde Oyawoye     Mohammed Haruna     James Kolo     Ijagbo     Owode Market     NULGE     Segun Abifarin     Isapa     Olofa Of Offa     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Ahman Patigi     SGBN