Abdulgaffar Oladimeji
Kano born female sports enthusiast , Saurayya Aminu a.k.a Sai Mama has advocate on the need to use sports as a tool to arrest the issue of mass unemployment among the youths caused by the increasing population explosion in the country.
Sauraya, who is an incumbent board member of Kano Pillars football club has expressed her optimism that sports could help in reforming and also aid Kano youths to further imbibe the spirit of discipline, creativity and entrepreneurship.
In her words “our youths in Kano have continued to excel in various fields of life endeavors, such as academics, artisanship is also one area, our Kano youths are making their impact felt in our communities and society at large.
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“I am of the impression that, we need to step up job creation through sports, millions of Kano youths love sports, they have the talent, what we need now is to help those on ground like Kano state Sports Commission to harness these talents, in their large numbers to become of economic benefits to the state.
Sauraya opine that the support given to the sports sector by the incumbent Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has paved the avenue for Kano youths to transform from been mere recreation sports enthusiast to sports entrepreneur’s.
She said “ since the inception of the administration of our governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano has risen and is now a frontline sports state, back to its glorious days in sports.
“Kano state Sports Commission, under the leadership of one of the best sports administrator in the country, Ibrahim Galadima has fared so well, what is needed now is to further support the mission of the state government by helping to mobilize other sports managerial departments in the state to comprehend and key into the mission and vison of his excellency in the area of sports development in the state.” Sai mama as she is fondly called said.
Quizzed over her presence at sporting activities involving Kano athletes, she said “ you are right, I am always here and there, in the state and outside the state, the youths are my main constituency, I can not claim to want to work with the youths and stay back in my room, when Kano Pillars is playing.
“I will not stay back in Kano, when our para athletes are in Abuja fighting hard to bring glory to Kano, our youths are in Ilorin for the National Youths Games and you expect me to be in Kano,? I was with the state contingent at the last National Sports Festival, in Edo, in a whole I am concerned and committed to work hard for us to help our hard for us to help our youths to excel, especially using the magic wand that is provided through the use of sports economics to attain such objectives.”
