National Sports Commission Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko
has been honoured with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
(ANOCA) Special Recognition Award for ongoing reforms and strategic realignment
in Nigerian sports which aligns with the Olympic Charter and objectives, as
well as Nigeria’s support to ANOCA as the country hosting the ANOCA
Headquarters in Abuja.
Mallam Dikko is in Algiers for the Ordinary Session of
the ANOCA General Assembly under the special invitation of the Association of
National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) President Mustapha Berraf.
In a letter signed by Berraf, he wrote, “Allow me, on
behalf of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), and my
humble self, to have the privilege of conveying to you special invitation to
honour the ANOCA General Assembly. As the Chairman National Sports Commission
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and host of the ANOCA Headquarters in Abuja,
I am pleased to inform you that we will be more than honoured to welcome you
among us as a distinguished guest of the Ordinary Session of ANOCA General
Assembly.”
He continued, “I am pleased to inform you that this
session will be graced by all the honourable IOC members, some senior officials
of International Federations and various high-ranking personalities such as the
Ministers of China, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt
etc.”
The NSC chairman seized the platform of the General
Assembly to further outline the ongoing reforms in Nigeria under the RHINSE
framework which targets to create a sports economy in Nigeria driven by the
reset, refocus and relaunch pillars while highlighting the unprecedented
support and attention to sports in Nigeria under the renewed Hope agenda of
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.
He also took the opportunity to forge systemic
engagements and peer review mechanisms with fellow Sports Ministers from
countries of interest in attendance at the meeting such as Egypt, Algeria,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Angola etc.
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