We Want To Enhance Development Of Athletics In Nigeria – AFN President

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa has said the federation’s priority is to enhance the development of athletics in Nigeria.

Okowa made the disclosure to newsmen after the end of the AFN’s first board meeting held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, citing athletes welfare as top of the agenda of the federation.

“We have to work hard to push Nigerian athletics forward from the grassroots development, to junior and senior championships.

“The athletes’ welfare is part of the things we discussed, what we can do and to put in place and to do the right thing, so that the athletes will perform well in their forthcoming Championships,” Okowa said.

“The outcome of the meeting is that we discussed the areas we need to touch, especially the formation of committees and sub-committees.

“Everybody contributed to what they felt they can do and what we could do, to push the federation forward and also enhance the development of Athletics in Nigeria.

“We disagreed to agree on getting the right things done and when people of like minds come together they will achieve and that’s what we are here for,” he said.

He added: “We also discussed what happened in Kenya during the World Athletics Junior Championships and some other areas that we need to make urgent corrections and see how we can do it better.

“We went there (Kenya) we performed well and we made country proud and we will do better when the committees are in place, then everybody will work and work hard,” he said.

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