The federal government is set to partner French Government on e-sport facilities especially, sports development at the grassroots.
This is revealed by the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh Thursday in his office in Abuja, when he received on courtesy call a delegation from French Embassy and “Dream Team Africa.
The Minister pointed out that the e-sport facility fits conveniently into the Federal Government’s agenda of bringing suitable innovations to move the sector forward.
Senator Enoh hinted that the facility will provide a veritable platform for youths engagement not only for mobilization, but also as a way of engaging the youths in a way that is economically more rewarding as it provides job opportunities to our teeming unemployed youth.
The Minister revealed that as a sector being repositioned to be contributing to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), such partnership is what is really needed to actualize that dream.
He urged the French Government to consider extending the areas of collaboration to include provision and development of sports infrastructure as a necessary pillar to hinge all the sports development efforts being implemented.
The Minister hails the passion, interest and commitment of President Bola Tinubu to turn around Nigeria’s Sports Industry.
Earlier in his remarks, the head of the French delegation Mr. Jean-Francois Hasperue congratulated the Minister on the Super Eagles performance at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), that took place in Cote d’Ivoire. He pointed out that the performance has added to the Nigeria’s global rating in football.
He posited that it is a targeted partnership in line with Mr President’s renewed hope agenda
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Kehinde Ajayi
Director press and public Relations Dept
FMSD
