The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has charged private sectors to take advantage of the sporting facilities abound in the state, especially the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium by sponsoring sports event in the facilities.
Shaibu, a golfer, said this at the weekend while speaking with Daily Trust on Sunday shortly after the tee off golf tournament organised by golfers friends of Kingsley Ehigiamusoe Okunbo to celebrate his 60th birthday in Benin City.
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“Edo is the home of sport, every aspect of sport whether in coaching and playing, Edo has always have that history of having raw talents and being the hub of sport. We lost it for a long time but now we are back”.
“We started by building infrastructure, and now you can see that all competitions are now coming to Edo. NFF election is coming to Edo and Handball Federation has also given us four years to the host the league.
“Athletic federation and others are now using our facility, our stadium is the only one with VAR facilities and natural grass that can be used for any type of game, whether FIFA, UEFA in the country”.
“We, as a government, have done our own part and for business to thrive now, we are calling on private sector to come and sponsor events in our facilities” he said.
On his party, Golfer Kingsley Ehigiamosor Okunbo, described the tournament as a show of love by his friends to celebrate his 60th birthday.
“I am overwhelmed by the show of love and I thank God that I am 60 because if you know what life expectancy is in Nigeria, one has no option but to thank God”.
