Sports Can Take Nigeria Out Of Recession – Dalung

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has said that  the sports sector of the economy had the potential  to take Nigeria out of recession.
Dalung said this yesterday while on a working visit to Benue.
“Sports remain the only industry that can move Nigeria out of recession. It is only in sports that you can enumerate about five or six benefits that are very key to national development.
“Sports provide valuable employment and foreign exchange,  and can help build a tourism base.
“If money is invested in sports, it will take many youths off the streets, “he said.
The minister said that sports development in Nigeria could be embarked upon by individuals who had ideas and youths with sporting skills that could transform the sector.
He inspected facilities in the course of the visit to Benue.
The facilities include the National Youth Service Corps camp at Wannune, and the Marcathy and Aper Aku Stadiums.
The minister equally had a town hall meeting with some youths in Makurdi.
He said that the state and federal governments would create a synergy to ensure that sports facilities in Benue would meet world standards.
“To concession, to hire halls out for events and other sports businesses involving sports clubs are new money spinners.
“We will come out with more ideas and policies to enhance wealth creation for sports facilities to be maintained and the state’s economy improved,” he said.