By Razaq Bamidele
A former minister of sports and special duties Professor Taoheed Adedoja has advised the new Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare to maximise the interest of the private sector in the development of sports in Nigeria.
Prof. Adedoja who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also from Oyo State (as the new minster) offered the advice in a congratulatory message to the newly appointed Minister of Sports and Youth Development , Mr. Sunday Dare on his recent appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Adedoja who later served as Pro chancellor of Federal University, Dutse in Jigawa State said he is sure Mr Dare would succeed in his new assignment and that he would be ready to advise the new minister when his advice is needed.
According to Adedoja , “it is the responsibility of all APC members to contribute to the success of the present government in providing the dividends of good governance to the people of Nigeria.”
In another development the Nigerian Sports Stakeholders Forum (NSSF) has charged the new minister, Mr Dare to take a cue from Prof. Adedoja ‘s unprecedented achievements and professional reforms in the sporting sector of the economy which attracted public commendation during Prof. Adedoja’s seven months stint as minister of sports and special duties in 2011 .
