The chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Bola Magaji, has advocated for legislation to make it mandatory for schools to have sporting facilities before they can be approved.
Magaji disclosed this during Day 2 of the third-quarter review of the ministerial briefing held in Ilorin.
He said this is one of the problems facing sports in the state despite the renewed focus of the government on the sector.
“For some of us that went to school in the late 50s and 60s, we know the situation then as schools had fields for sports.
“But I can assure you that 95 percent of schools in Kwara State now lack fields for sporting activities and that is the problem that sports is having in the state.
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“I attended Government Secondary School, Ilọrin, the only sporting facility we lacked then was that for swimming. But go there now, they have built houses on these fields.
“So, solving the problem is a social responsibility for all of us. The state government is doing its best by providing the necessary facilities.
“Maybe there should be a recommendation that no school should be established without sporting facilities,” he said.
Speaking on the slow start of Kwara United to the league, the former squash champion said the team is making progress.
“Before the coming of this administration, Kwara United went to relegation after every other season. But since this government took over in the last five years, that has not happened again because of the efforts of the governor. And we are ready to consolidate on that,” said Magaji.
