Minister Rolls Out Buhari’s Scorecard On Sports

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has outlined the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s scorecard under the Sports and Youth Sector since its inception in 2015
Presenting the achievements yesterday during the International Press Briefing held at the National Press Centre, Abuja, Dare stated that his Ministry has the mandate to promote the physical, mental and socio-economic development of the youth, constituting the largest demographic composition representing 65% of our population
He stated that, under the present administration, the Sports and Youth sector has witnessed tremendous turn around through the implementation of well-thought out initiatives, programmes and policies targeted not only at empowering our youth but also moving sports away from mere recreation to business. This he said was with a view to contributing to the socio-economic development of the country.
While describing the youth as the strength and future of our nation, Dare observed that “fixing them is fixing the country” and that was why he added, that the present Administration embarked on empowering them through the acquisition of various skills to make them entrepreneurial, employable as well as employers of labour. Stating further that so far, a total of 432,812 youth have benefited from the various training programmes which include Cyber Security, Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Coding, among others.