By:Sunday Agunbiade
Nasarawa State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Ambassador Lucky Isaac Yargwa, has assured that the State’s contingents at the 21st edition of the National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022, will end the biannual multi-sport fiesta in top spot
Yargwa, why briefing journalists covering the ongoing sports fiesta on Saturday evening at the Media Centre of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, revealed that the expectations of the state is among the first ten.
“Nasarawa State are participating in 27 Sporting Events. In all of these Sports, we are very confident of surpassing our previous medal records. So far, our team has won three medals – one Silver from Para-Table Tennis and two Bronze coming from Taekwondo Events(Poomsae Individual and Poomsae Team Events).
The lanky and young Commissioner informed that some of their athletes are already at the medals stage of various events: “Some of our athletes are already in the medal stage in some sports, and before the end of today, we should have more medals in our cabin.There are many other sporting events we are yet to commence but I want to assure you that before the end of the Festival, Team Nasarawa will be among the top ten highest medal-winning States.”
He noted that members of the State’s contingent were adequately supported, both financially and morally, by the Government to enable them excel at the Event.
The Commissioner further appreciared the Governor Abdullahi Sule who had redeemed the sum of 16.5million naira pledge to athletes who won medals at the 2021 National Sports Festival held in Benin City, Edo State.
He commended the Governor for the huge investment in youth and sports development in the State, explaining that the Governor’s magnanimity and passion for sports and talents development had made Nasarawa State a force to reckon with in Nigeria and beyond.
He pointed out that the Governor Sule-led administration was deliberately embarking on the construction of sports infrastructure across the State to provide an enabling ground for talent discovery, leisure and revenue generation. He used the organisation to applaud the organizers of 21st edition of Nigerian version of Olympics and government of Delta State for the job well done
“I must commend the Organizers of the Sports Festival, including the Delta State Government, the Federal Government and Partners for ensuring that this Event doesn’t only hold, but meets the required standard.
“The facilities are wonderful. The coordination is welcoming, and the hostel accommodation, especially for my contingent members, is excellent.”
He called on Organizers of the Sports Festival to desist from any act that would jeopardize the essence of establishing the multi-sport meet.
In a related development, Amb. Lucky Isaac Yargwa, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, has assured the State’s athletes of adequate and necessary support throughout the duration of the Sports Festival in Asaba.
