By Anne Azuka
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare has lauded Delta State Government for performing extremely well owing to the remarkable contributions of Okowa led administration to sports development in the country.
Dare who stated this Tuesday during the hoisting of flags ceremony at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, said what Delta State had done vis-a-vis the hosting of the sports festival and Sports development was visible to the eyes.
He added that the National Sports Festival was one of the biggest sporting events in the African continent with 14,000 to 15,000 athletes participating in the sports fiesta.
In a related development, Governor Okowa expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his cabinet, particularly the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare for making it possible for Delta State to host the National Sports Festival.
Okowa who was speaking while receiving the touch of unity at Government House, Asaba, said Deltans were truly very excited about the opportunity given to the state to host the sports festival.
The Governor said he was glad that the touch of peace and unity has come to Delta State, adding that it was his prayer that through sports and its development, Nigerians would be able to truly unify the country and cause the nation to move forward.
He paid glowing tributes to the Minister of Youth and Sports for the success story of the Ministry during his tenure, pointing out that a lot has taken place in the Sports Ministry.
“We truly want to use this moment to appreciate Mr. President and members of his cabinet particularly, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare for making it possible for Delta State to host the National Sports Festival in year 2022.
“We are truly very excited and we are prepared for the competition which takes off tomorrow, November 30, 2022.
“We are glad that this touch of peace and unity has come to Delta State and it is our prayer that through sports and its development, we will be able to truly unify this country and cause us to move forward.
“We truly must pay glowing tribute to the Minister of Youth and Sports because, in his tenure as minister, obviously, a lot has taken place in the Sports Ministry particularly, the recent outing we had at the world championship and also, in the common wealth games.
“Here in Delta State, we are lovers of sports; we are lovers of peace; we believe in the unity of this country and we pray that as the 36 states and the FCT contingent arrive in Delta State that God will see us through this sporting event and that we will live in friendship and in peace and that we will have a very exciting sports festival,” he added.
