Government takes step to strengthen sports sector

The federal government has set up a national sports industry policy drafting committee to re-energise the Nigerian sports industry.

The committee is expected to come up with a document that will guide the country’s quest to return to the comity of great sporting nations.

The committee co-headed by former national tennis champion, Sadiq Abdullahi and a director in the ministry of sports, are Ademola, is expected to collate documents from all the engagement processes and incorporate them into a drafting of the 2020 national sports industry policy.

Other members of the committee are Telema Davies, Tomisin Olumuyiwa, Mr. Ignatius Chinasa, Ifedolapo Falope, Paul Onyeudo, Peter Nelson, Simon Ebhojaiye and Segun Akinlotan.