Otti Calls for Patronage of Made in Aba Products

The National Sports Commission has been called upon to deepen its partnership with Abia State by patronising made in Aba shoes and other sports wears.

Governor Alex Otti made the call when he received a delegation of the National Sports Commission led by the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko.

Otti said who described sports as a uniting factor and catalyst for the economic rejuvenation of Abia, said his administration is doing everything possible to promote sports.

He told his guest that a new site had been mapped out for the establishment of a FIFA standard stadium in the State that will accommodate a games village and other sporting activities.

The governor described the sports economy as the way to go as it has the capacity to build the future of youths and create opportunities for them.

Earlier, the Chairman, National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko said the Commission was willing to partner with the State Government, particularly in patronising made in Abia products.

Dikko called for the setting up of a Sports Commission in the State that will be under the direct supervision of the Governor.

He thanked Governor Otti for his unrelenting interest in sports development, noting that the Commission’s will collaborate with the State in sports development.

“We have a vision to encourage all Sub-nationals to set up sports commissions to ensure that sports develops faster. We will work together to see how we can upscale sports in the State.

“We are taking sports as a national asset, it’s only sports that can bring the country together,” Dikko said.