Sports Reforms: Dikko Bags ANOCA’s Special Award
Algiers (Core Reporters) National Sports Commission Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko has been honoured with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Special Recognition Award for ongoing reforms and strategic realignment in Nigerian sports which aligns with the Olympic Charter and objectives, as well as Nigeria’s support to ANOCA as the country hosting the ANOCA Headquarters in Abuja
Consequently, ANOCA’s President Mustapha Berraf extended an invitation to Dikko for the Ordinary Session of the ANOCA General Assembly hosted in Algiers.
A letter signed by ANOCA’s President Berraf reads, “Allow me, on behalf of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), and my humble self, to have the privilege of conveying to you a special invitation to honour the ANOCA General Assembly. As the Chairman National Sports Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and host of the ANOCA Headquarters in Abuja, I am pleased to inform you that we will be more than honoured to welcome you among us as a distinguished guest of the Ordinary Session of ANOCA General Assembly.”
He continued, “I am pleased to inform you that this session will be graced by all the honourable IOC members, some senior officials of International Federations and various high-ranking personalities such as the Ministers of China, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt etc.”
The NSC chairman seized the platform of the General Assembly to further outline the ongoing reforms in Nigeria under the RHINSE framework which targets to create a sports economy in Nigeria driven by the reset, refocus and relaunch pillars while highlighting the unprecedented support and attention to sports in Nigeria under the renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.
Dikko further brought to the fore the National Sports Commission’s unflinching support to the Olympic Movement and the seamless collaboration with Nigerian Olympic Committee including the proposal of the Federal Government in support of the building of the permanent Headquarters of for the NOC in Abuja.
He also took the opportunity to forge systemic engagements and peer review mechanisms with fellow Sports Ministers from countries of interest in attendance at the meeting such as Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Angola, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Further engagements will continue, including plans to have general meetings of entire African Sports Ministers being promoted by Egypt to align with the vision for African sports development.
Core Reporters report that the ANOCA General Assembly is an elective one and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President Engr. Habu Gumel is seeking reelection into the ANOCA Executive Committee as Treasurer General.
