With over 70 per cent of the country ’ s population below 30 , investing in sports should be the priority of any rational government in order to engage the youth in dissipating energy on meaningful activities .
These was the view of the President , Nigeria Taekwondo Federation ( NTF ), George Ashiru , who believes sports is a vital vehicle that government can use to engage the unemployed youths as well as improve their livelihood .
“ I want to tell you that regardless of any government thatwill rule this country in 2015, it is important for such government to consider sports as a tool to engage the 70 per cent population which is made up of youths below 30 .
All the vices taking place across the country can be curbed or totally curtailed if the government can invest seriously in sports . Sports is a global tool being used by powerful
nations to engage their youths and Nigeria should not be an exception , ” he said .
The Vice President , Commonwealth Taekwondo Union ( CTU) added : “ An investment in sports will surely rub off on the economic development of the country because some of
these youths will be meaningfully engaged and they will be rcountry able citizens that will make their impact on the country . Apart from the good image that sports will give to
the country , it will change the fortune of unemployed
youths . ”
With over 70 per cent of the country ’ s population below 30 ,investing in sports should be the priority of any rational government in order to engage the youth in dissipating
energy on meaningful activities .
These was the view of the President , Nigeria Taekwondo Federation ( NTF ), George Ashiru , who believes sports is a vital vehicle that government can use to engage the
unemployed youths as well as improve their livelihood . “ I want to tell you that regardless of any government that will rule this country in 2015, it is important for such
government to consider sports as a tool to engage the 70 per cent population which is made up of youths below 30 .
All the vices taking place across the country can be curbed or totally curtailed if the government can invest seriously in sports . Sports is a global tool being used by powerful
nations to engage their youths and Nigeria should not be an exception , ” he said .
The Vice President , Commonwealth Taekwondo Union ( CTU) added : “ An investment in sports will surely rub off on the economic development of the country because some of
these youths will be meaningfully engaged and they will be responsible citizens that will make their impact on the country . Apart from the good image that sports will give to
the country , it will change the fortune of unemployed youths . ”
In more than three decades , Ashiru has been involved in sports , especially taekwondo as an athlete , coach and at present administrator. “ I started taekwondo at 11 and it has
really affected me positively that through the sports, I have imbibed some virtues that have helped me in life . So apart from the economic gains of sports , it inculcates virtues on
athletes through its major tenets , which is discipline and hardwork . ”
He , however , praised the immense contribution that Beijing Olympic medalist , Chika Chukwumerije has made on taekwondo in Nigeria , while appealing to Nigerians to stop
pressurizing the athlete r for upcoming athletes to take over from the Olympian .
Among the 2015 goals listed by the NTF boss include recruiting and training future champions under the ‘ Strategic Initiative for Taekwondo (SIFT ) as well as ensuring that the country participates in high ranking tournaments to garner enough points for the 2016 Olympic Games .
In more than three decades , Ashiru has been involved in sports , especially taekwondo as an athlete , coach and at present administrator. “ I started taekwondo at 11 and it has
really affected me positively that through the sports, I have imbibed some virtues that have helped me in life . So apart from the economic gains of sports , it inculcates virtues on athletes through its major tenets , which is discipline and hardwork . ”
He , however , praised the immense contribution that Beijing Olympic medalist , Chika Chukwumerije has made on taekwondo in Nigeria , while appealing to Nigerians to stop
pressurizing the athlete r for upcoming athletes to take over from the Olympian .
Among the 2015 goals listed by the NTF boss include recruiting and training future champions under the ‘ Strategic Initiative for Taekwondo (SIFT ) as well as ensuring that the country participates in high ranking tournaments to garner
enough points for the 2016 Olympic Games .
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