Kano state Executive Council has approved the composition of a committee to design a holistic sports policy for the state in order to help the state meet its aspirations in the sector and reclaim its top position in sports in the country.
The committee, which is under the chairmanship of the deputy governor, Dr. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, would also work towards ensuring a harmonious working relationship between the state ministry of sports, state Sports Commission and the Office of the Special Adviser on Sports.
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The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba said in a statement that other terms of reference for the committee include: to prioritize the content and direction of sports in the state; reinvigorate the state sports academy, Karfi in Garun Malam local government as well as search for ways of making sports a viable Internally Generated Revenue earner.
He said the committee has also been charged with the responsibility to assist in designing a strategy for private sector funding for sports in the state, this is despite the budgetary allocation for the sports sector.
Malam Garba pointed out that the committee would also work with the state ministry of education in identifying talented youth who would be groomed for better prospects in the sporting arena within and outside the country.
The committee has the commissioners for Information and youth and sports, chairman Sports Commission, Special Adviser to the Governor on Sports and the chairman, Kano Pillars Football Club as members.
The chairman of the committee, Gawuna is also the president of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria, YSFON, and has been instrumental to the yearly hosting of the Ramat Cup in Kano.
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