How sports can help boost Nigeria’s greatness, Obasa

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr. Mudashiru Obasa, has reiterated the importance and benefits of sports to Nigeria.

According to Dr Obasa, sports is an area that should not be downplayed, as it has the capacity to make the country greater, enrich the youth, and improve businesses across the country.

The Speaker made the remark at the opening of the second edition of the Obasa Games 2024, a platform through which the organisers seek to further unite the youth in Lagos.

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Commending Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa, chairman of Kings Sports International and organiser of the Obasa Games, the Speaker noted that emerging developments in sports prompted the Lagos Assembly’s amendment of the State’s Sports Commission Law to accommodate new areas that are beneficial to the youth.

“I am passionate about football, and I have always been a sportsman myself. Sports is an advantage to us in this state and the nation, and I am reiterating that it is the future of our youth. Go anywhere in the world; sports has become a huge business,” he said.

Obasa further stressed that sports can help combat crimes and increase youth engagement in activities that boost national growth and development.

“We have realised that government alone cannot provide employment. We have also realised that because of the peculiarities of our nation, as well as our advantage in terms of population, we can generate businesses out of sports to move the youth away from crime,” he said, adding that the Obasa Games will remain sustained.

The Lagos Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Omobolaji Ogunlende, also commended the organisers of the games, pledging the support of the government for such