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Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola on Friday unveiled 57 athletes who have been adopted by sponsors in the state’s Adopt-A-Talent sports programme.

Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Fashola said that the future of Nigerian sports can only be built on young athletes that are tapped at their tender ages, noting that the problem of Nigeria’s poor performance in sports emerged because there is a fixation about getting immediate results.

The governor adopted 20 of the athletes while the state deputy governor, Adejoke Orelope Adefulire adopted 10, Chief of staff, Lanre Babalola adopted 2 while the Commissioner for Youth and sports, Enitan Oshodi adopted 2 athletes in table tennis.

“I thank the sponsors and it is not that it will cost you only money, it will also cost you time to help us weld together as a village and community to build our own. As you adopt these children, they would need your mentorship and guidance; they would need your protection. It becomes duty bound not to abuse them for sex or for reward of any type to be undertaken here”.

“These are some of the obligations that you carry; this is philanthropy and sacrifice for the nation. It may seem not to have reward today but it does have rewards. I was at the 40th Asoju Oba Table Tennis competition some three of four years ago and nothing humbled me more than the connection between each of the products of that championship and the sponsor, Chief Molade Okoya- Thomas as everyone related with him affectionately. I hope in truth, someday when these children have fulfilled their promise, they will be able to look at all of you and truly and deeply call you daddy and mummy, I hope also that our children would seize this opportunity with both hands”, Governor Fashola said.[/b]

The Governor also gave kudos to the coaches that have been signed on to train the budding athletes, adding that the government has gone for the very best who have excelled during their own time and are getting good results already with the kids.

The Adopt-A-Talent sports programme was initiated in 2010 with six sports, namely, athletics, basketball, boxing, football, table tennis and volleyball.

“Sports is talent it does not last forever, you will be lucky if you are still competing at 30. And that would need a life of discipline, good diet, good medical care and the one you cannot control which is major injuries. If it happens, there is nothing you can do about it. And that is why it is important that you must have an education first” the Governor enjoined the athletes.

Eko Ile: There's nothing like investing time, energy and money on our talented young folks and it's very heartwarming that in between other governing duties and commissioning projects left and right, these elected officials still have took time out to pay special attention to these young talents and ultimately invest in their future.

This is a major correction of so many decades of neglect and lack of support regarding our sports systems and institutions.


This is one exceptional government and group of people...

Eko Ile: ^^^^

The sad and hollow cries of a village beggar.


Lagos commission bridge today, na propaganda

Lagos commission road, na propaganda

Lagos commission hospital, na propaganda

Lagos commission school, na propaganda

Lagos help little kids, na propaganda

Are you losers not tired of this silly and pathetic cries for attention?


Meanwhile, your backward village where apart from commissioning isi ewu and pami, they don't even know how to build and commission ordinary borehole.


Even common village river bridge, your forefathers don dey beg beg for that bridge before den born you and they are still begging ...

Pathetic losers...

Eko Ile: Were you going to brag with police cars?


While ya mates dey do big things, na village police cars this clown dey brag and parade for internet...


Suffer head is a bad diseases I swear.... See ya miserable and pathetic life.. lmao......

blink182: your breed of foolishness is quite rare, I must commend you.


That aside, when is this man going to declare for presidency, I am tired of waiting. Not even for once has a rumour leaked that he is interested.

gramci:

this happened recently and nobody is bragging about it. Cheap propaganda wont help you.

gramci:

this happened recently and nobody is bragging about it. Cheap propaganda wont help you.

Freewilly: How does this affect the multitude of poor lagosians who don't know where their next meal will come from.

Evestar200: Even with all this delta state will be d champion of nigeria,,cuz we hv already catch dem young since

blink182: your breed of foolishness is quite rare, I must commend you.


That aside, when is this man going to declare for presidency, I am tired of waiting. Not even for once has a rumour leaked that he is interested.

lakhadimar: yes you are right, by breeding militants