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As NSC Presents Proposal before Commonwealth Games Federation
- Safiu Kehinde
President Bola Tinubu has expressed desire to secure the 2030 Commonwealth Games’ hosting right for Nigeria.
Tinubu made this known in a statement issued on his official X handle on Wednesday.
The President noted that no African nation has ever hosted the event since its commencement in 1930.
With the Commonwealth Games clocking 100 years in 2030, Tinubu expressed Nigeria’s readiness to host the centenary edition.
“It is time for Africa. After 100 years of the Commonwealth Games, they have never been hosted on African soil.
“By bringing the Commonwealth Centenary Games to Nigeria in 2030, you will send a powerful message that every region of the Commonwealth matters, and that Africa is not only part of the story, but central to its future.
“Nigeria is the gateway. Africa is the stage. The Commonwealth is the family. Let us make history together in 2030. Let us complete the circle of Commonwealth unity. The dream must be realized. The time is now.” The President wrote.
Attached to the post was a video of the Nigeria’s proposal for the hosting rights.
In the same vein, the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, announced in a post on his X that the proposal has been submitted Commonwealth Games Federation Headquarters in London with the President delivering the presentation.
