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At Kaduna SWAN
Seminar:Senior tasks media ahead of Kada 2008
By SAIDU ABUBAKAR, Kaduna______________________________________________
AHEAD of a successful
hosting of the 16th National Sports Festival in Kaduna tagged ‘Kada
2008’ this November, the media has been charged to be aware of the
tremendous amount of work that needs to be aware in preparing the
communities for the responsibilities of hosting the event.
A veteran sports administrator, Alhaji Abdul Abubakar Senior gave
the charge yesterday in Kaduna where he served as chairman of one of
the sessions at a seminar organised by the Kaduna State branch of
the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN).
Speaking after a paper presented by Dr. Faruk R. Haruna entitled
‘Media Coverage of Sports and its implication for Sports Development
in Nigeria’, Alhaji Abubakar Senior who is also the Madawakin Kefi
added that it would be the responsibility of the media to sensitize,
mobilise and prepare the people of the state to welcome their
brothers and sisters from the 36 states of the federation.
According to Alhaji Senior who, 31 years ago, had the privilege to
preside over a seminar of this nature prior to the hosting of the
1977 edition of the National Sports Festival by Kaduna, Kaduna
possesses the best available sports administrators, facilities and
media outfits.
“I would, therefore, pray that only people whose record, interest,
enthusiasm and commitment to our national goals are selected and
entrusted with an assignment such as that which has great
significance to the integrity and pride of Kaduna State should be
involved.”
The theme of the one-day seminar: ‘A symbiotic Relationship between
Sports Reporting and Administration’ also attracted Alhaji Senior to
state that “it is imperative that for the festival to succeed, there
must be adequate, factual and timely reportage; in addition, co-opration
and co-ordination by those two important organs in the surest way to
our success.”
He also exhumed confidence in Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo as
someone who will support the success of the festival with the
resources at his disposal.
The seminar was declared open by Governor Namadi Sambo who was ably
represented by his Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Dr. Shehu
Adamu.
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