Bauchi DoS Dedicates, State’s Outstanding Performance At North East Zonal Elimination To Governor Bala Mohammed

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By; ABBAS SHEHU, Bauchi

Bauchi State Director of Sports (DoS), Usman Yusuf, has expressed gratitude to God for the opportunity given to the state to perform wonderfully at the just concluded North East zonal sports elimination at Jalingo Taraba State, in preparation for National Youths Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta State.

Usman Yusuf made the expression on Tuesday, while interacting with sports journalists in his office.

He said, “I am proud to inform you that while in Jalingo Taraba State for the Zonal Elimination, Team Bauchi competed in 13 sporting events along with Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States.

“Our athletes outstanding Performance out shone our opponents, which qualified us to represent the zone in cricket male team, rugby male and female, volleyball female team, handball female team, basketball male and female teams, hockey female team and beach volleyball male and female teams at the National Youth Games, Asaba Delta State this Month”.

Also he said, ” at the end of the Zonal Elimination Team Bauchi won five golds and eight silvers”.

The Director Commended the efforts and commitment of athletes which attested to their appreciations of Bauchi State investment in sports.

Usman Yusuf said the success story of the outstanding Performance of the 222 team Bauchi at the Taraba North East Zonal Elimination, was not unconnected with the moral and financial support rendered by the state’s number One Sports Man and people’s oriented Executive Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir.

He further commended and appreciated the governor for his keen interest and desire to develop the state sports industry for purposeful development of the youth in the state, considering sports as viable profession, political weapon for National Unity and in line with his “My Bauchi Agenda”.

The state Director of Sports, Usman Yusuf, therefore, said Governor Bala Mohammed as an Icon of sports in the North East and based on the above reasons, he dedicated the five gold and eight silver medals won at just concluded North East Zonal elimination to the admirable Governor Bala Mohammed.

The director however, commended the Bauchi State Commissioner of Sports, Mohammed Salis Gamawa for his exemplary leadership and being a good ambassador of Governor Bala Mohammed in uplifting sporting activities and ensuring revival of Bauchi State in maintaining its glorious name as Mecca of Sports in Nigeria.

He assured government and sports loving people of Bauchi State that, the state contingent to the National Youth Games Asaba Delta State under his watch, will not take the victory of Taraba for granted, but will consolidate on the efforts to record more success to Bauchi State to justify government’s huge investment in the project.

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