As the administration of president Mohammed Buhari draws to an end on May 29 2023 the Sports Minister Chief Sunday Dare have given what looks like a pass Mark on his tenure Nigeriasoccernet.com
Dare disclosed on Saturday, while fielding questions on Sports Salsa, a live radio program, with a veteran Sports Journalist, Mitchel Obi.
My job is done as sports minister; I have put in my best and I am ready to move on,” Dare declared.
He said in over three years and a half of his stewardship as Youth and Sports Minister, he worked daily and round the clock, to reposition the ministry on the path of growth and sustainability.
“By the time I'm gone, nobody would say again that the sports ministry is a child’s play. Rather, Sports in Nigeria will from now on, be seen as a big business.
One of the high points of my tenure was the reclassification of Sports as business and the enactment of the Sports Industry Policy (SIP) which of course, is a major achievement”.
The Sports Minister added that he will also be remembered for some transformative initiatives like Adopt-an-Athlete and Adopt-a-Pitch, programs, which have helped immensely in discovering and improving talents and rehabilitating Sports Infrastructures in the country.
On the other hand, the Main Bowl and Practice Pitch 1 of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, National Stadium in Surulere Lagos,
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Ibadan, and Daura Mini Stadium in Katsina state, got befitting rehabilitation after being adopted by some well-meaning individuals and organizations.