Minister Thinks Big For Sporting Activities In FCT

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said that his government is thinking of reviving sporting activities in the capital territory so as to allow sports to take their rightful position in the socio-economic development of the Territory.
The FCT received a delegation of the Nigerian Hockey Federation led by its President, Senator Abdul Ningi, said that sport is a very important avenue to engage the youths and also serves as employment opportunity.
Muhammadu Bello who acknowledged the assistance the FCT has been receiving from the Nigeria Hockey Federation, made it clear that the FCT Administration would partner and support Sport Federations to take sporting activities to greater heights in the Territory.
“The current FCT Administration would do everything possible to revive sporting activities in the Federal Capital Territory particularly hockey, because it also goes a long way in
improving the health status of the people.”
The Minister emphasized that the FCT has an international standard hockey pitch which he asked the Nigeria Hockey Federation to take advantage of, saying he would leverage on the experiences of the President as well as the Board members in engaging the FCT youths.
He assured that the FCT Administration would be represented at the closing ceremony of the on-going super league competition in Abuja as requested by the Federation.
Speaking earlier, the President of the Nigerian Hockey Federation, Senator Abdul Ningi said that the Federation is expecting some sports facilities from the International Hockey Federation and the Federation will be attending the African Hockey Federation meeting in Accra, Ghana in September 2016. He therefore solicited for the FCT Administration’s support. [myad]