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The Governor-Elect of Plateau State Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, has described the present composition of the State House of Assembly so far, as a dawn of a new era.

Reacting to the judgments of the Court Appeal today, where almost all APC candidates were returned as duly elected members of the House, Nentawe remarked that it is so pleasing and encouraging that justice has been served at last.

In a statement through his spokesman Shittu Bamaiyi, the governor-elect pointed out that there is nothing as fulfilling and comforting as the near total control of the legislature by his party.

Nentawe expressed absolute confidence and assurance that things would work out for good if he was eventually sworn quo@ -in as the governor of the State.

While awaiting the outcome of the rest of the petitions, Nentawe congratulated all the members for a hard-won victory, noting that at least, the end has now justified the means.

The Governor-Elect in extending his joy and appreciation to other members of the APC for their unwavering support, urged them to fervently pray for the final success story of the Party at the Supreme Court and to continue to be law-abiding.

He also used the opportunity to shower encomium on the legal team of the APC, notably Sunday Obende, Musa Bako, Jim Gotom, and Ayuba Yirvoms for their brinkmanship, proficiency, and professionalism in prosecuting the Appeals.

The Zonal Preliminary of the 7th edition of Kaduna State Sports Festive for teams sport has been concluded.

Eight football teams and others in Handball, Basketball, and Volleyball have emerged to represent their local government areas from four centers.

Kudan and Giwa LGAs emerged from the Zaria center, while Igabi and Kaduna South picked tickets from Kaduna Zone and Kachia Centre, Kagarko and Kachia will represent that center, and finally, Lere and Kubau LGAs.

Giving a brief on the concluded zonal playoffs, Kaduna State Director of Sports Development, Yakubu Ibrahim describes them as a success.

“I am to tell you that we have completed the zonal preliminary matches in football and other sports and the teams will move to Kaduna Metropolis for the final”.

Yakubu Ibrahim said that the state has concluded plans to hold the State Sports Festival, where the local government will participate in several spotting-activity designed to positively channel the energy of youths in the state.

He stressed that Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai believed in the talents of Kaduna state youths and saw the need to channel their energy towards the development of sports in the state.

“The governor as always has not relented in giving his approval towards the success of the game and the ministry’s activities”.

According to him, the governor has given priority to developing sports at the grassroots, hence the creation of a ministry of sports development, to fast-track sports development in the entire state.

The Director of Sport explained that the festival will parade athletes in about 30 sports, and the 23 local government areas are expected to present at least 1000 athletes at the festival which will commence this month.

” It is gratifying to note that the festival has started at the zonal level and 2019 was the last time the ministry hosted the event due to the scotch of Covid-19″.

“And this edition, the responsibility was shared 40%-60% between our ministry and that of Local Government Affairs respectively”, ministry for Local will bring 60% and we provide 40% in which, we will take care of accommodations of the local governments’ athletes as well as feeding allowance”.

Yakubu Ibrahim said the state Sporting festival is aimed at discovering the hidden talents among the youths at the grassroots, adding that local athletes who are residents in various parts of the state are eligible to participate.

According to the Director, the accredited games for the week-long sports fiesta include Athletics, Volleyball, Table Tennis Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Judo, and Hockey.

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The International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev), with a range of global partners, has launched a campaign on Reshaping Sport and Development. This global movement aims to sustain and strengthen the sport for development sector and address existing inequities.

Our countries and communities have always been unequal. However, COVID-19 has increased inequities, with marginalised groups and individuals being worst affected. At the same time, the sport and development sector is itself unequal. Women, people with disabilities, people in low- and middle-income countries, ethnic minorities and other marginalised groups are underrepresented in leadership positions, and they have less influence on policy and decision making. This is not an exhaustive list and there are many inequities across cultures and contexts.

This campaign aims to increase equity, access and inclusion in sport and development. This will improve collaboration between organisations and increase the recognition of sport’s role in development. It will also improve sport’s impact and contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other priorities. There is a need to reshape sport to better serve all in society – leaving no-one behind – and demonstrate the contribution of sport and physical activity at this critical time, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Deadline: 31 July 2022

A total of seven Para Sports representatives from the northwest zone have been elected into their federation boards at the Media Center of Ahmadu Bello Stadium, (ABS) Kaduna. The elections which were conducted Tuesday, July 5th, 2022, were peaceful with two out of seven positions having more than one contestant vying for the positions while […]

Northwest Para Sports elect Reps into Federation’s Boards

The Kaduna State Ministry of Sports Development says local governments have 48hrs grace to still submit their entry forms for other events for the Kaduna State Sports Festival.
The dateline extension was at the instance of some local governments to further allow them time to register.

Official communication to the officials of the local government councils signed by the Director of Sport Development, Yakubu Ibrahim drew the attention of the officials to the dateline extension of registration for participants, ahead of its 2022 State Sports Festival.

“You may kindly wish to recall our earlier letter informing you of the dateline for the submission of Registration forms which was on the 30th June 2022, and the subsequent beginning of the State Sports Festival Zonal Preliminaries which is scheduled to commence today Monday, July 4, 2022.

The letter further reads;

“However, you may wish to note that due to request from some LGCs for the extension of time for the registration, submission of the Registration forms for the Team events will still be closed today while submission of forms for other events continues up to Thursday, July 7, 2022, after which no submission of any form would be Received,” us he memos said.

It reminded us that participation in all local government councils is compulsory.

“Fixtures for the Zonal Preliminaries will be out by the end of the week.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner Ministry of Sports Development, Idris Samaila Nyam has directed the director of sports to ensure the same is communicated to the Ministry of local government.

The Frontline News scoops on the content of the commissioner’s directives, which reads, thus, “Has this been formally communicated to the Commissioner for LG, with copies directly to the Chairmen of the defaulting LGs?
“Pls ensure the proper letter is written and dispatched”, it added.

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