<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has applauded the decision of a sport
enthusiast, financier and owner of betnaija, the largest sport betting company
in Nigeria, Mr Kunle Soname to invest in sports in the state.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prince Abiodun who
made this known in his office, while hosting the owner of the  ;sport
betting company, assured the sport enthusiast of governments support, adding
that  ;his coming home would inspire other sons and daughters to also
follow his path.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8221; We want to
assure you that our state will give you all the cooperation  ;that you
indeed deserve, you are a stakeholder, you are a son of the soil,if we
encourage you, if we create an enabling environment for our own son to invest
in the state, you will be an example to those who are not our sons to come and
invest here,&#8221; he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The governor opined
that that he had challenged the sport enthusiast to come and invest in the
state by rebranding an redefining sport in the state, adding that he believed
he could also help with the state owned football team that was currently
struggling.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8221; We want you to
come and help us rebrand our sports in Ogun state, particularly the football
aspect of our sports, I want you to come and help us rebrand it, come and help
us redefine it.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8221; You have
invested in a football team in Europe and yet we have a football team in Ogun
State  ;struggling, so today, Mr. Soname is here, I have put it on him that
he will come and help us see how we can now define how sport is played in Ogun
State,&#8221; he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Abiodun also disclosed
that the sport commission to be set up to rebrand and redesign sport in the
state would be headed by the sport enthusiast, adding that the necessary laws
would be visited to help in its formation.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8221; We are going to
ensure that we create an Ogun state sport commission, we will look at the necessary
laws and ensure that the laws assist us in creating a sport commission, I have
asked Mr Soname to be the chairman of the commission when it is in place and he
has graciously accepted,&#8221; he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In his remark, Mr.
Kunle Soname noted  ;that he would partner the state in terms of grassroot
development of sports, adding that he would also invite his friends to come and
invest in Ogun state sports.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8221; We are going to
partner the state in terns of grassroot sports development, we will be putting
our resources into grassroot sports development for the state, not just sport,
we have seen that the drive of these administration is about public private
sector participation  ;and we are actually going to try to bring our
friends, not only from Nigeria, but all over the world to come here an invest
in the state because of the confidence that we have in these government,&#8221;
he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On the upcoming match
that could decide the faith of the state owned football outfit, Gateway United,
Soname said that the only thing that could be done was to pray things goes well
for the team, adding that sporting excellence couldn&#8217;t be achieved overnight.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He opined that for sustainable success in football, development must start from the grassroots, adding that his own idea of sport development is to start from the grassroots.</p>

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