The house committee on Sports at the House of representatives has charged Nigeria’s sports minister Senator John Owan-Enoh to revisit his commitment towards Nigeria’s sports developmental goal as his administration lacks transparency.
Having been disappointed with the current activities towards sports development in the country despite continued support from the lawmakers, Chairman, House committee on Sports, Honourable Ekene Adams, expressed his dissatisfaction towards the discharge of his duty which primarily is to improve the sporting sector of the country.
The lawmaker representing the good people of Chikun/ Kajuru federal constituency also spoke on the Minister’s lack of transparency in his office.
“The House Committee on Sports and my personal self have been very co-operative with the Minister of Sports all this while but we have discovered it seems he is taking us for granted with some of the things we are seeing so far.
“We decided to accord him the ultimate regard and respect because he is a former legislator but we discovered he is taking us for granted, which we find totally unacceptable.
“As he is new in the sports sector and appointed as a Sports Minister, he should ask questions because he came into the sector as a farmer and he should know that some of us are sports technocrats who have been in football for all our life, as former footballer and then administrator.
“For example, why should the Minister still allocate a budget for the renovation and maintenance of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in the 2024 budget after the stadium had been handed over to the Kaduna State government?
“I think as the chairman, the House Committee on Sports, we have tried enough to have a smooth and good understanding with the Minister but he is not being sincere with us.”
