Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, has pledged to collaborate with the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) at the service’s Headquarters in Abuja.
Adeniyi gave the pledge during a visit of a team of the Committee led by NOC President, Habu Gumel to the NCS Office, where the CGC stressed that the meeting was aimed at portraying opportunities and scholarships for young athletes to showcase their skills and talents.
The CGC, while addressing the delegation from the Nigeria Olympic Committee, recognizes the importance and worth of the committee and its role in promoting the Olympic spirit both nationally and internationally. He further acknowledged their contributions to fostering a collaborative and supportive sports community.
Customs Boss stressed that the Nigeria Customs Service as an organization that takes sports very seriously because of the values it instill, particularly self-discipline, saying: “Sports can serve as a powerful tool for promoting discipline and teamwork, essential qualities for success in any organization, especially in the paramilitary.
He added that fitness is paramount, not only in sports but also in paramilitary organizations like the NCS. “Being physically fit enhances performance, resilience, and overall health, which are all crucial for carrying out duties effectively. It is not difficult for service members to identify as members of the sports fraternity in different forms”.
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“As a responsive organization, we believe that sports management is about talent management, identifying talents, nurturing them, giving them the right exposure because they do not only represent and win but also bring values to the community that produces them”, he added.
Speaking earlier, Gumel, expressed his gratitude, counted it a great privilege to be part of the delegation and applauded the NCS’s commitment to supporting and collaborating with the international Olympic community to ensure that talents are identified in Nigeria, while qualified persons are being prepared, trained and pushed on the global grounds.
He said: “The National Olympic Committee for Nigeria is responsible for coordinating and supporting Nigerian competitors in the Olympic Games. It is also the body responsible for Nigeria’s representation at the Commonwealth Games.”
