Senate President, David Mark, has stated that
the problem of Nigeria lies with the elders. Mark made this declaration based on a motion
moved by the Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul
Ningi (Bauchi Central) while congratulating
Nigeria on the success of the Golden Eaglets at
the just concluded Under 17 World Cup. According to him, the country had all the
needed talents to be great, but that what was
required is for such talents to be exploited
irrespective of what parts of the country it
comes from. He recalled that when the Golden Eaglets were
playing their matches, geographical origin of
each player did not matter to them, but rather
the skills each came with. He said that the youth in them didn’t allow
them to discriminate but that they played like
true and patriotic Nigerians, united in their
quest to do their best for the country. In addition, Mark said the victory of the Golden
Eaglets and the consistent tempo of patriotism
they displayed in all the matches should serve
as a lesson to the Super Eagles in their quest to
qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Senator Bukar Abba (Yobe, East), who was a
former committee member of the Senate
Committee on Sports, said even though he is
happy with the victory of the Golden Eaglets,
their victory had shown the attention being
accorded football at the expense of others, saying other sports, when fully attended to,
would bring more glory to the country.
The Senate, however, resolved to urge the
Ministry of Sports and the Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) to immediately set in motion a
programme of training that will lead to the ultimate transformation of the victorious
Golden Eaglets to a formidable Super Eagles.
the problem of Nigeria lies with the elders. Mark made this declaration based on a motion
moved by the Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul
Ningi (Bauchi Central) while congratulating
Nigeria on the success of the Golden Eaglets at
the just concluded Under 17 World Cup. According to him, the country had all the
needed talents to be great, but that what was
required is for such talents to be exploited
irrespective of what parts of the country it
comes from. He recalled that when the Golden Eaglets were
playing their matches, geographical origin of
each player did not matter to them, but rather
the skills each came with. He said that the youth in them didn’t allow
them to discriminate but that they played like
true and patriotic Nigerians, united in their
quest to do their best for the country. In addition, Mark said the victory of the Golden
Eaglets and the consistent tempo of patriotism
they displayed in all the matches should serve
as a lesson to the Super Eagles in their quest to
qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Senator Bukar Abba (Yobe, East), who was a
former committee member of the Senate
Committee on Sports, said even though he is
happy with the victory of the Golden Eaglets,
their victory had shown the attention being
accorded football at the expense of others, saying other sports, when fully attended to,
would bring more glory to the country.
The Senate, however, resolved to urge the
Ministry of Sports and the Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) to immediately set in motion a
programme of training that will lead to the ultimate transformation of the victorious
Golden Eaglets to a formidable Super Eagles.
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