A former Minister of Sports and Special Duties, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, has opened up on why Nigeria is yet to get it right in sports development.
Adedoja said the country’s sports development had been politicised and appointments to ministerial positions had not been based on professionalism.
He stated this during the opening ceremony of the National Conference organised by the National Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD), held at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), on Thursday.
Adedoja, who was the chairman of the occasion, said that out of the 35 sports ministers appointed since independence, he was the only professional in sports development.
“The foundation for any sports development in any country you know is physical education. But we are missing the point in this country.
“Since Nigeria gained independence, Nigeria had 35 Sports Ministers, I became one, and at the time I became minister for sports
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