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Minister Sports Breaks 10 Year Jinx as IOC President Commissions ANOCA Secretariat…<\/div>\n
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Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Kaduna North-West, Nigeria<\/div>\n
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Middle is Dr Thomas Bach, President International Olympic Committee cutting the tape\/Commissioning the ANOCA Building in Abuja; Supporting the IOC President From Extreme Left are: Hon Ministers of FCT, Alhaji Muhammed Bello, Women Affairs & Social Development, Dame PaulenTallen and Youth & Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare; To the Immediate Right of IOC President is Mr Mustapha Berraf, President, Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa( ANOCA); First Right is Engr. Habu Gumel, President, Nigeria Olympic Committee<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare broke a ten-year jinx as he led an international delegation with the President of the International Olympics Committee (IOC), Dr. Thomas Bach to commission the\u00a0 Secretariat of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa ( ANOCA).<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The development effectively makes Abuja the Olympics City for Africa, according to the IOC President.<\/div>\n
The Minister described the event as\u00a0 \u201ca landmark in the development of sports on the continent of Africa. It is a day that the entire black race should be proud of. And as Nigerians, we are proud to be a major contributor to the actualization of this day.<\/div>\n
\u201cAside the obvious fact of the Commissioning of the Building that would from today be the administrative and technical hub of sports administration on the continent, we also have in our midst, the leaders of the world governing body for sports, ably led by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr. Thomas Bach.<\/div>\n
\u201cThe journey to this day started some 13 years ago when Nigeria alongside 6 other African countries bided to host the Headquarters of ANOCA and become the Olympic capital of Africa. After a rigorous selection process, Nigeria was eventually selected as the Host Country for the umbrella body of the Olympic movement in Africa at the General Assembly, which took place in Kenya in June, 2006.<\/div>\n
\u201cWith the selection and signing of the Headquarters Cooperation Agreement on February 21, 2007, the ANOCA Secretariat, hitherto in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon was moved to Abuja, Nigeria.<\/div>\n
\u201cWhile biding as a Host Country, the Federal Republic Nigeria had promised to build a benefiting Headquarters for the continental body. On the road to fulfilling that promise, the foundation laying ceremony for the building was performed on July 6, 2009, by Dr. Jacques Rogge, the immediate past President of the International Olympic Committee.<\/div>\n
\u201cI must say we are indeed lucky to also have present here today to commission the building, the current President of the IOC, Dr. Thomas Bach.<\/div>\n
\u201cDistinguished ladies and gentlemen, the commitment of Nigeria to the completion of this edifice has been unwavering. It is for this reason that the Federal Government ensured the continued funding of the project from inception to completion.<\/div>\n
\u201cIt is my sincere hope that the vision for which the project was executed would be achieved for the benefit of all Stakeholders,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
The Minister, who earlier conducted the IOC delegation around the MKO Abiola Stadium, revealed that “After 10 years of trying to get approval for the domestication of the anti-doping bill,\u00a0 yesterday the Federal Executive Council approved the domestication of that convention, that is historic.”<\/div>\n
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