The Chairman House Committee on Sports, Hon.Honourable Ekene Adams Abubakar has showered praises on the Nigeria female national team, (Super Falcons) on their qualification to the round of 16 on the ongoing Fifa Women World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Hon Abubakar described the Super Falcons as a beacon of hope for not only Nigeria, but the African continent.While commending the team’s impressive performance at the on- going Fifa Women World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, he urged them not to rest on their oars until they secure the ultimate price
“Congratulations Falcons, we are so proud of you. We are solidly behind you, please don’t relax until you get to the finals and God willing win the trophy. You have lifted the spirit of millions of Nigerians, so don’t relent until victory is secured.”
However, Hon Abubakar who was recently appointed as the House Committee Chairman on Sports has hit the ground running as he is set to meet with critical Sports stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday August 3rd to chart a new course for Sports.
According to the accomplished Administrator and former General Manager of Remo Stars, the meeting which will take in Abuja will be attended by Presidents of all the 36 Sports Federations, The Nigerian Olympics Committee, Premier League Club owners, Nation wide league and other league boards , NFF, Referees, Ex Internationals, players Union, The National Institute for sports, Former Sports Minister, coaches, Lottery Board, EFCC, ICPC and Corporate organizations.
Also expected at the event are the Nigerian Olympians Association, the Nigerian Police Force, Medical Practitioners, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Ministries of Youth and Sports, Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Nigerian School’s Sports Federation, the Sports Writers, veterans amongst others.
He assured that the meeting will set the tone for a robust, renewed policy direction for Nigerian Sports as well as to seek areas of mutual benefits in the best interest of Nigerian Sports. Honourable Abubakar assured that the era of bickering, bitterness and working at cross purposes was over.