Sen. Saleh bags Kaduna SWAN award of excellence

By AbdulRaheem Aodu,

Kaduna

Participants at the 2017 Kaduna state Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) week have charged federal and state governments on grassroots sports development as the only way for Nigeria to reclaim its past glories in sports.
This is just as former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Sen. Mohammed Sani Saleh received the 2017 award of excellence for his contributions and sponsorship of grassroots sports across the state.
Various speaker’s who commented on the special lecture with the theme, “Grassroots Sports Development: The Way Forward”, delivered by the immediate past provost of College of Education Minna, ex- technical director, Badminton Federation of Nigeria and ex-Sports Director, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Abdulrasheed Haruna Farouk, called for urgent action and steps towards reactivating grassroots sports development in the country.
Professor Rasheed, who transformed the fortunes of sports at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as Director of Sports, was represented as he was away for an important engagement.
Speaker after speaker at the Media Centre, Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna, venue of the event, called for solid structures nationwide, national and state programmes as well as infrastructures to boost sports at the grassroots level, noting that the lecture presentation is a big move to bring back Nigeria’s dominance in international competitions.
According to Sen. Sani Saleh, the theme: ‘Grassroots Sports Development the way forward’ speaks volumes. He said that Nigeria can only get it right when it starts from the grassroots.
The Patron of Kaduna state SWAN, Engineer Musa Nimrod said that he was not disappointed by the lecture, in view of its rich content which if taken seriously, would re engineer sports development in the country.
For a special guest and award winner, Engineer Yusuf Best, the lecture was apt and presented to sports administrators the missing links on how to produce world class beaters.

 

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