El- Rufai Pledges 100 per cent Support for NSF
Zainab Tanimu
Kaduna North-West, NIGERIA
Governor El-.Rufai has expressed Kaduna State Government’s readiness to give full support to the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) as he pledges his full participation in the event.
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai expressed this when he received the NSF Torch in Kaduna on Wednesday.
“We are fully supporting the senior National Sports Festival and will fully be participating. We are happy the Festival Torch arrived here safely and we are praying it gets to its next destination peacefully,” he said.
Chairman Kaduna State House of Assembly Committee on Sports, Honourable Ahmed Mohammed said that his expectations of Kaduna at the 19th NSF is very high.
“Our expectations are very high because we have a committed Governor, willing to give moral and financial support.
Fielding questions from newsmen, the Commissioner of Youth Sports and Culture, Honourable Daniel Danauta said that Kaduna State than ever before is ready to participate at the NSF and as usual had assured the government and people of Kaduna State of their athletes readiness to excel.
Zonal Coordinator, North West, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Olusola Luke said that the zone is fully prepared for the NSF.
“Everyone is prepared and are ready to present their teams,” he said
The Festival Torch which was carried across Kaduna major roads enroute Ahmadu Bello Stadium amidst fanfare and pageantry departed at about 10:30am on Wednesday October 31, to Government House where it was received by Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
Top Kaduna based veteran and elite athletes, led by multiple medals winning Yohanna Waziri who ran with the lit torch added colour to the event.
