NSC’s Chairman Dikko Assures NDSF Commission’s Support
Abuja (Core Reporters) The Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Shehu Dikko Jason assured the Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF), the Commission’s support in upscaling the deaf sports and providing a veritable platform for those with special needs to thrive.
Dikko gave the assurance on Friday when the NDSF delegation led by its President Alhaji Dagbo Suleiman Saka paid him a courtesy visit
However, the NSDF president Saka briefed the Chairman on the challenges the federation is facing and the general problem of the sports in the country. And in his respond, Dikko promised the commission’s resilute to tackle the Federation’s immediate needs,
His words, “I congratulate you for the efforts you have been making to do what you love and live your passion despite your challenges. It shows your determination and belief in yourself. With more collaboration, I think we can be able to leave a lot of shared prosperity and hope between us and everyone involved.
“We are here for sports generally. Sports is for everyone, men, women, people living with challenges. We are here for everyone. We are not showing preferences. We will definitely work to see that we resolve your immediate challenges as soon as possible.”
A statement by the Director (Information and PR) NSC, Ajayi Kehinde said the NSC supremo highlighted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s keen interest in people living with disabilities.
“The President is interested in giving everybody an opportunity. You know the President has an SA on disability matters or people living with challenges. That shows you how committed he is to the plight of people with disabilities, so we have to tag along. What we are doing with you here is actually a mandate from the President”, he said.
He pointed out that the NSC had been proactive and intentional to make provision in the budget for upscaling the para sports and providing the necessary equipments and kits to advance the sport.
“We are not just going to upscale the sport, we will set out to provide the needed platform for you to have that feel-good factor. We see it as a way to create jobs and help you earn a living”, he added.
The NSC Boss congratulated the Federation for the efforts to participate in several international tournaments, winning medals and promoting Nigeria positively. He further tasked them to go beyond the national tournaments and hold developmental competitions across the states. In line with his injunction to all the Sports Federations, he told the NDSF to furnish him with details of their programs for the year.
“I want you to know that my DG (Hon. Bukola Olopade) is one of the best supporters of para sports. In his private capacity he had done so much for para sports. In fact, he had actually contested to be President of the Para Federation. Imagine someone who had worked several years to support para sports now the DG of the Commission. So you can see this place as your home”, he concluded.
