Abeg, make we yarn wetin President Bola Tinubu don drop for Naija sports matter. E don approve new wahala wey go make sure say all sports funding for our country dey jampacked for national budget from 2026. No more wahala, no more delay, just straight hustle for sports.
Last year, Naija shine well well as we collect 373 medals for different sports. E no be joke o! From individual athletes wey dey break records to Super Eagles wey carry bronze for AFCON 2025, plus our girls wey dey shine for football and basketball. Tinubu talk say dem athletes really make us proud.
“Sports na our brand, e dey unite us, e no dey see tribe or religion, everybody dey feel am,” Tinubu talk well. E sha hail National Sports Commission wey Malam Shehu Dikko dey run as dem dey push reforms because funding no dey, infrastructure dey scarce, but dem don still try carry Naija forward.
But make we no lie, Naija sports don suffer from plenty yeye bureaucratic issues. No be say we no get talents, but funding dey scatter everywhere, and that one dey gran for our athletes matter. “Dis yeye palava don weak our performance,” Tinubu talk. “But we go change am.”
As part of di plan, Tinubu don tell di Ministries of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning say make dem put di sports funding together. All dem small small allocations wey dey scatter for different places, we go pack dem enter one place wey NSC go manage. Na so we go fit save funds and make sure say e dey properly utilized.
Dem call di plan Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria’s Sports Economy (RHINSE), and e dey target plenty things, like creating jobs, attracting tourists, and making Naija shine for di world of sports. Di plan wan focus on developing elite athletes, involving grassroots sports, and bringing international competitions to Naija. E clear say sports go become serious business wey go benefit all of us.
“Sports na our biggest asset, and we go manage am well. No more bottlenecks,” Tinubu yarn. “Di future of Naija sports go dey planned well, properly funded, and competitive. We go dey support our athletes from day one, prepare dem well, and celebrate dem like kings!”
This announcement don ginger plenty people wey dey play for Naija sports. Dem dey hail am say na long-awaited step wey go finally give our athletes di needed resources and infrastructure to shine for home and abroad. Make we cross leg as we dey watch wetin go happen next!
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