Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has charged the newly inaugurated Edo State Sports Commission to make impactful contributions in the area of athletes’ development.
While inaugurating the commission under the chairmanship of the legendary Yusufu Alli, the governor said “Yusuf Ali, the commission’s chairman has excelled both locally and internationally.
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“In Edo, we have to catch them young in sports. Almost a million of our young generation are under the age of 12. We must rethink sports and catch them young.
“40 years ago, the government regulated, operated and participated in sports, putting all the resources required into sports. Our emphasis today, as a government, is to continue to provide policy direction for sports.”
Obaseki also noted that there is so much money outside the government to finance and sustain sports in the state.
He said his administration in addition to redesigning the state’s sports policy and creating new laws to regulate sports is bringing capable and competent hands to help manage sports in the state.
“Edo State can start now to prepare for a global market in sports by identifying young talents in schools and catching them young.
“In five years time, the state can train about 10,000 to 20,000 talents and if 1,000 of these talents become global stars, the state will benefit greatly,” he noted.
Responding, the chairman of the commission, Yusufu Ali, pledged that his members will do their best to transform sports in Edo State.
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