ABEOKUTA–The Director General, Nigeria-Brazil Sports Academy, Paul Bankole has charged sports writers to assist in proffering solutions aimed at boosting the enabling sports environment, in tandem with global best practices.
Bankole, stated this while delivering a paper on the ‘Strategic Application Of The Doctrine Of Necessity To Initiate A Key Tool For Maximising Grassroot Sports Business In Ogun State’ at the SWAN Secretariat, MKO Stadium, Kuto Abeokuta
The sports administrator maintained that the role of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) members in the development of sports, especially at the grassroot level cannot be over-emphasized, adding that the power for change lies in a sports writers’ pen.
“It is not the sole responsibility of the government to ensure or initiate grassroot sports development, it is a joint responsibility of stakeholders, the private sector and SWAN to do the needful.
“I therefore unequivocally charge members of Ogun State SWAN to assist in proffering solutions aimed at boosting the enabling sporting environment, in tandem with global best practices. You are the tower with the beacon to strategically guide the state sporting family along the route leading to the treasure island of sports business, via grassroot sports development and promotion”, he stated
He therefore urged the sports writers’ to support the proposed Iseya Games, aimed at transforming Ogun State sporting Industry, adding that it is a huge opportunity for the healing procedure needed in the state as a result of the painful fracture in the management and adminstration of sports.
“This is largely due to the non-existence of a sustainable grassroots development structure to sustain the massive infrastructure in the state, some unfortunately becoming dilapidated already”, he added
