The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says sports are not only for recreational purposes but can also be used to stimulate economic activities.
Dare made this known in Lagos at a Sports Diplomacy Colloquium organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs NIIA.
According to the minister, sports are too important in their roles and have to be considered as businesses.
This, he said, would require all the inputs and collaborations that developed and sustained businesses that not only created economic expansion but also continued to make impactful social interventions in our society.
Dare said the sports sector in Nigeria was at its current stage at this point today because of partnerships and collaborations that had been out in place.
He further said that for sports to have the power to impact the sociocultural and political lives of citizens, it must be sustainably curated and able to decimate the barriers that existed between the brothers and sisters of countries around the world.
