Govt. will no longer invest in excesses of sports federations — Minister vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Dalung made the assertion at the 25th anniversary and the 7th convocation of the Nigeria Institute of Sports, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
“What I am saying is part of the democratisation of the sports federations which includes the federations drafting their constitution, endorsed by their congresses and also registering with the Corporate Affairs Commission .“The aspect of the rule that says once the federations are registered, government can no longer fund them is not true. There is nowhere in the world that sports is not funded by the government.
“Once a federation is incorporated, it will enjoy the private sector support because their books will be open to the public for scrutiny and this will give confidence to the investors. “Another contentious issue is about the position of the Secretary General of the federation which should be appointed by the government. The federation cannot withhold the position from the government,” he said.
“I remembered around 1982 when I had the opportunity to participate in one of the Games here, and today, coming as the sports minister and watching the same in this state cannot be something of joy.
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