FCC Endorses NUGA To Strengthen National Unity

The acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hon. Kayode Oladele, has thrown his value down the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA), describing the contention arsenic a almighty instrumentality for strengthening nationalist unity and nurturing younker talent.

Oladele gave the assurance successful Abuja connected Tuesday erstwhile NUGA consultant, Khalifa Onu, led a delegation to the FCC headquarters. He said the Games aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which places fairness, inclusiveness and unity astatine the bosom of nationalist development.

“Every variation of NUGA brings unneurotic young Nigerians from divers regions to compete, interact and physique lasting friendships, thereby demonstrating the spot of our diversity,” Oladele said, noting that the lawsuit reflects the aforesaid principles of fairness and equity connected which the FCC was founded.

He described the forthcoming festival, which is to beryllium hosted aboriginal this twelvemonth by the University of Jos (UniJos) successful Plateau State, arsenic symbolic, calling Plateau a melting cookware of Nigeria’s cultures and traditions. He urged referees and officials to guarantee that athletes win strictly connected merit, based connected skill, subject and determination alternatively than favouritism.

Highlighting the relation of younker successful nation-building, Oladele reaffirmed the Commission’s committedness to policies that warrant adjacent opportunities for each Nigerians, careless of background. He added that the FCC was implementing reforms to beforehand fairness successful recruitment and amended unit payment crossed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

Oladele besides stated that sports should stay a unifying unit and a rallying constituent for nationalist cohesion, adding that Nigeria’s diverseness remains its top strength.

Earlier, Onu, successful his remarks, explained that a committee has been acceptable up to revive accepted sporting activities crossed Nigerian Universities and welcomed the FCC’s concern successful driving inclusiveness.