The number one citizen of Bayelsa State, Governor Duoye Diri has noted what he referred to as the resurgence of the National Sports Commission (NSC) in Nigeria and described it as a very good development in the country.
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Sports247 reports that Governor Diri stated this on Monday while delivering his opening speech at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) extraordinary general assembly holding in the state capital, Yenagoa.
He stated further that the high-level gathering at DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall of Bayelsa State Government House is a good avenue for key stakeholders of football from all across the country to effectively deliberate on critical reforms aimed at strengthening the game and getting better results for the country.
The former senator also poured encomiums on director-general of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu for putting the training centre into the public spotlight, while pointing out that Nigeria’s sports administration has witnessed a remarkable turnaround in less than a year.
“Nigeria has never had it this good in sports administration,” said Diri, who also charged other sports administrators and political appointees to promote President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visionary leadership and commitment to reforms.
Sports247 gathered further that there is a great level ofoptimism that resolutions reached during the meeting will help to strengthen the governance, relationships and structures of the NFF, in order to chart a new course for Nigeria’s football development.
