BENIN-CITY – The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung is not really committed to development of sports, Edo state Governor Oshiomhole has said.
Governor Oshiomhole could not understand why a Minister superintending Sports would be absent at a grassroots event such as the 4th Okpekpe 10km Road Race held in Edo state on Saturday when he was duly invited.
The Okpekpe race is an annual international marathon event that parades long distance star athletes from across Africa.
Oshiomhole could not hide his feelings that the Sports Minister was conspicuously absent.
He said, “Today we don’t have the privilege of hosting the Minister and I think that was a shame.
“Nigerians in rural area are the forgotten majority, the minister must not sit in the comfort of an office and sermonise sports.
“We must live by example, that’s why I came to show that when those young men are running, we elders can run too.”
