The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, has taken over the affairs of the Ministry from Mr. Sunday Dare, who was the Honourable Minister under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration.
At the ‘Handing over Ceremony’ held today at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, the Minister thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for giving him the opportunity to serve the nation in that capacity.
He stated that the appointment enabled him to have a better knowledge and understanding of the challenges of governance as well as that of the youth in particular, adding that it also afforded him with the opportunity to look out ways to profer solutions on complex issues in relation to governance.
Sunday Dare, who stated further that the portfolio also afforded him the avenue to encourage Nigerian youth to take up sports as a career for the socio-economic development of the country, called on them to also support the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Administration for enhanced development of the sector.
Responding, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, commended Mr. Sunday Dare for his laudable initiatives in the Ministry.
While thanking the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration for creating an enabling environment for the sector to thrive, he pledged the support and cooperation of the staff and Management of the Ministry to the new administration led by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.