The Hon. Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon.ldris Musa together with the management members of the Ministry today met with the Consultant, SISA International Sports Limited in his office.
The purpose of the visit is to showcase some modern Sports Facilities used in the advanced countries to the ministry and to see how those facilities can be replicated in Kogi State.
Some of the facilities are synthetic grass used for football field,tatared track for Athletics and sports carpet for the construction of Handball, Volleyball, Tennis and Basketball courts.
The Commissioner commended the consultant and his team for having the state at heart by coming up with the modern sports facilities, he promised to forward the samples to the State Government.
Earlier,the Consultant of the Company, Chief Matthew Peters appreciated the Commissioner for granting them audience to showcase their products saying when given the opportunity, Sports investors will be brought to the state to fix those facilities at a very low cost.
Present at the meeting are, the Permanent Secretary,Mr Sylvanus Akpama, the Director of Sports, Kogi State Sports Council Mr Sunday Daku, Director Admin and Finance Mrs Funmilayo Bello, Director Facilities and Stadia management,Mr Sunday Umoru, Director Youth Development,Mrs Olayinka Arogbonlo and the Director Sports Development,Mr Olatunji Memayin