Following a viral video in which a mother whose young daughter represents Lagos in sports expressed serious disappointment about how personnel of a certain local government hindered her young daughter from participating in a crucial sporting engagement, the leadership of the Lagos State Sports Commission, led by the Commission’s Director General, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, met with the woman and her daughter this morning to get a full understanding of the situation and offer immediate succour.
While the woman acknowledged the Lagos State Sports Commission as a consistent enabler of the dreams of her daughter and other young athletes, she advised that more efforts should be made by the Commission to enlighten other government institutions in the state to avoid becoming a hindrance to the ambitions of young people, especially girls, or becoming dream crushers.
In his remarks, Fatodu assured the woman of immediate action by reaching out to the government entity involved in her daughter’s situation to avert future occurrences. He also outlined mid-term and long-term responses that will include the activation of a robust policy framework aimed at mitigating similar circumstances, expanding communication channels between the Commission and parents of young athletes, including the athletes themselves, to ensure urgent support whenever the need arises, and increasing awareness among MDAs to protect future talents.
“The dream of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is to see young talents being discovered in Lagos and nurtured to full potential. So, any action by anyone or an entity that seeks to negate that lofty ambition for youth empowerment through sports will be a massive disservice to efforts on talent development ” Fatodu said.
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