“We as a ministry need to show more commitment, focus and passion to succeed.

“We do not want federation presidents who are not committed or are only there to protect their interests, we need the commitment of the leadership of all the federations.

“This meeting  will be periodical henceforth. Its essence is to evaluate what progress we are making as a country in the sports sector both locally and internationally,” he said.

Enoh said  there was a need for the ministry and the federations to work more closely  while setting achievable targets.

“It is a new beginning in the sports sector,  therefore, we must as a sector, set achievable targets for ourselves.

“We will be having periodic review meetings to get feedback from the federations in terms of funds needed to prosecute competitions.

“We need to reposition this sector to achieve what we want to achieve, we are ready to collaborate with the federations to succeed,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federation presidents at the meeting, pledged more commitment to repositioning their respective sport while calling for more funding.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Joseph Edeh