From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Ekene Abubakar Adams, has cautioned that something very drastic needed to be done urgently to turn around the declining fortune of Nigerian Sports following the current challenges facing the games.
There have been clouds of uncertainties on the possibilities of Team Nigeria recording good performance at next month’s Olympic Games in Paris, France and the senior Nigeria national team currently struggling since finishing second at the Last AFCON in Ivory Coast, qualifying for the FIFA World Cup finals. Reacting to the apprehensions, the Chairman, House Committee on Sports, Adams, cautioned that adequate measures must be taken for genuine changes to be effected in Nigeria Sports.
“In civilised world people resign if they are not doing well and we can see with the Dortmund Coach, Edin Terzic, who has just resigned after losing the UEFA Champions league final.
“Maybe I am the one to even resign because the truth is people must learn how to throw in the towel if results are not good enough because I strongly believe something must be done,” he quipped.
Asked if the House Committee on Sports will invite the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF,) the lawmaker representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, said; “the Minister of Sports has already invited them and he is in the right direction.”