Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to encouraging youths participation in sports activities and overall sports development in the state.
Tambuwal stated this in Sokoto when he received the torch of unity for the upcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled for Benin from March 22.
Receiving the torch, Gov. Tambuwal reaffirmed his government’s commitment to ensuring the development of sports in the state.
He pointed out that the sports sector provides an avenue for youths development, assuring that “the youths who form a critical mass of the population will continue to be engaged in sports activities’’.
Tambuwal assured that Sokoto state would participate fully in the NSF.