The Home of Representatives Committee on Sports activities has expressed concern over the shortage of real and honest dedication by the minister of sports activities growth, Senator John Owan-Enoh, towards Nigeria’s sports activities growth aim.
The committee chairman, Hon. Ekene Adams, acknowledged this, saying the legislative committee had been cooperating with the Minister since he was appointed,
extra particularly as a result of he’s a former lawmaker, however the Minister has not reciprocated the gesture with a very good stage of transparency.
The lawmaker representing Chikun/ Kajuru federal constituency of Kaduna State stated: “The Home Committee on Sports activities and my private self have been very co-operative with the Minister of Sports activities all this whereas however we have now found it appears he’s taking us without any consideration with a number of the issues we’re seeing thus far.
“We determined to accord him the final word regard and respect as a result of he’s a former legislator however we found he’s taking us without any consideration, which we discover completely unacceptable.
“As he’s new within the sports activities sector and appointed as a Sports activities Minister, he ought to ask questions as a result of he got here into the sector as a farmer and he ought to know that a few of us are sports activities technocrats who’ve been in soccer for all our life, as former footballer after which administrator.
“For instance, why ought to the Minister nonetheless allocate price range for the renovation and upkeep of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium within the 2024 price range after the stadium had been handed over to the Kaduna State authorities?
“I believe because the chairman, Home Committee on Sports activities, we have now tried sufficient to have a clean and good understanding with the Minister however he isn’t being honest with us.”