With Federation In Nigeria
By; AYO OJEDOKUN, Lagos
Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has charged members of the e-Dports Organisation to follow due process and ensure the sport is registered as one of the sports federations in the country.
Senator Enoh gave this charge through a statement issued by the Director Press Federal Ministry of Sports Development (FMSD), Mrs. Kehinde Ajayi, after meeting with members of the organisation who were there to brief him on some of the challenges of the sport and the way forward.
The minister stated that the ministry is desirous to have as many sports as possible and e-Sports is one those the people are so eager to have in the country, which has the potentials of creating more opportunity for the country in global sports
“The ministry is so desirous of e-Sports and aware of the deep interest of the people in the sports, if e-sports is registered, it will be one of my achievements as it will be the first sports to be registered under my watch as the first minister of sports development in the country”. The statement said.
While applauding the members who have taken the sports beyond the shores of the country, the minister encouraged them to channel all their energy into making it an international sports.
He urged them to adhere to the tenet of the sports department to get the sports registered organise election for the members like other sports federations as that’s the only way their authentication as a sports federation can be guaranteed, not by the Olympic Committee or any international body, but by the ministry.
Earlier in his address, the acting Director Federations and Elite Athletes Department, Mrs Amaka Ashiofu represented by the Deputy Director, Ajao Olufemi explained that the purpose of the visit was to rub minds with the minister on the way forward to getting the e-Sports function effectively like every other sports federation in the ministry.
He assured members of the e-Sports Organisation that the department is ready to do the needful for its regularization as soon the organisation meets up with the criteria to become a full sports federation in the ministry.
