By Olaoluwa Aro

Newly appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko will on Tuesday 29th October, lead the Sports Community onto the Premises of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s Premier University, to listen to a Personality-Guest Lecture on the Challenges of Sports Infrastructure in the country.

The Lecture is the idea of the Faculty of Education, and former President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick will deliver it.

Mallam Shehu will lead a crew that includes the President of the NFF Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, General Secretary Dr. Muhammed Sanusi, NFF Director of Communications Dr Ademola Olajire, and other notable personalities.

The lecture will be his first outing since his appointment as Chairman of the National Sports Commission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the 23rd of October.

While there, Mallam Shehu Dikko will use the opportunity to brainstorm with scholars and stakeholders from the academic community on ways to revive sports in Nigeria.

As an alumnus of the Ahmadu Bello University himself, Mallam Shehu Dikko appreciates the contribution of the University of Ibadan to improving the state of the Nigerian economy, by constantly producing distinctive individuals, researchers, and platforms such as this.