2023 Elections: Ex-Rangers Player Sends Crucial Message to Tinubu Ahead of Inauguration
- The president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been given a fresh task ahead of the May 29 handover
- Ahead of Tinubu's inauguration slated for May 29, 2023, an ex-Rangers player, Emeka Raphael tasked the president-elect to invest in the sports development of Nigeria
- According to Raphael, this call if prioritised by the president-elect, will help Nigeria regain its pride of place in sports
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As the May 29, 2023 presidential inauguration draws closer, an ex-Rangers player, Emeka Raphael, has called on the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to invest adequately in sports development.
Emeka, former Gabros and Jasper captain, who was known in the sports field as Sir Raphy, made the call on Sunday, April 23rd, during the official opening of Sunshine Residence, hospitality home in Nnewi, Anambra state.
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Tinubu gets a fresh call, task ahead of May 29 handover
Legit.ng's regional reporter in Anambra, Mokwugwo Solomon, quoted Sir Raphy as saying that sports development was neglected in the country in the past 8 years, and suggested that the incoming administration should do everything possible to improve sports for the benefit of the younger generation, and for the overall wellbeing of Nigerians.
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He said,
"The truth of the matter is that one of the areas where I feel that government is not doing what it should do is that they are not bringing professionals, and those that participated in different fields of sports to join in sports administration in the country.
"For the country to do well in sports development, government must put square pegs in square holes. Ex-players hardly get involved in politics of sports in the country because, they will hardly bribe their ways in. They bring in those who do not have the nitty gritty to fix sports in Nigeria."
He called on Tinubu to give sports a priority in his government, in order that Nigeria will regain its pride of place in sports.
When will Tinubu return from Europe? APC chieftain reveals day, time
A report emanating from the camp of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, indicates he may return to the country on Monday (today), April 24th, to take charge of proceedings and give direction.
This is even as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) prepares to meet with the former governor of Lagos to take a position regarding the next Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker, respectively.
The secretary of the APC presidential campaign council and a member of the House of Representatives, James Faleke, in a tweet on Sunday, April 23rd, confirmed the development.
5 things Tinubu should do immediately after swearing in, APC chieftain reveals
Mr. Williams Dakwom, a member of the APC presidential campaign council (PCC) in Plateau state, in a chat with Legit.ng on Sunday, April 23rd, spoke on the transition of power which would take place on Monday, May 29, 2023.
The APC chieftain revealed some crucial tasks the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu should prioritise immediately after swearing-in.
He said,
"Security, economy, education, unity of the country is paramount because the country is more divided, Agriculture, strengthen institution by fighting corruption."
Source: Legit.ng
