Tinubu commits to bolstering horse racing in Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu says he’s dedicated to bolstering horse racing in Nigeria for the nation to be at par together with her contemporaries globally.

The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that Mr Tinubu gave the dedication on the finals of the ‘2025 Worldwide Renewed Hope Horse Racing Competitors’ held at Sultan Sa’advert Abubakar 111, Worldwide Race Course, Bida, Niger on Saturday.

NAN additionally reviews that the worldwide Horse Racing Match tagged: Sahel Savannah Stakes Sequence Bida 2025, was organised by the Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria (HFN).

Mr Tinubu was represented by the Chairman, Nationwide Sport Fee (NSC), Shehu Dikko.

The president vowed to liaise with all of the crucial stakeholders in horse racing to take the sports activities to larger heights.

Mr Tinubu additional stated that the federal authorities would do the needful to enhance horse racing and different sporting actions within the nation.

“We are going to assist all initiatives on this path as a part of my Renewed Hope Agenda.

“Horse racing will generate extra employment and and it’s the primary unifier and peace builder in Nigeria.

“We are going to convey renewed hope to the doorstep of each Nigerian and I’m eager to make all sports activities thrive in Nigeria,” the president promised.

The Etsu Nupe and Life President of the federation, Yahaya Abubakar, stated it was based in 2019 with the purpose of making a nationwide platform to manage horse racing actions throughout the nation.

In keeping with the Etsu Nupe, the federation was devoted to selling nationwide unity and prosperity by bringing from varied areas by a shared ardour for equestrian actions.

The Etsu Nupe famous that efforts shall be intensified to strengthen the cultural norms and values of the folks by sports activities

In keeping with Mr Abubakar, this has grow to be essential to stop tradition and traditions from going into extinction.

“The race, which is conventional in nature, additional supplied a possibility for the show of tradition and varied cultural actions” the royal father stated.

Additionally talking, the Nationwide Coordinator, Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria, Abubakar Mustapha-Bida, Sarkin Dawaki Nupe, extolled Mr Tinubu’s unwavering dedication to boosting horse racing in Nigeria.

In keeping with him, the president has persistently recognised horse racing as a part of efforts to ramp up the unity and socioeconomic prosperity of the nation.

Whereas acknowledging the successes of the event, Mr Mustapha-Bida additionally counseled the Etsu Nupe for sustaining the occasion for 12 consecutive years.

Mr Mustapha-Bida, who can also be the chairman, New Niger Improvement Tasks, said that no fewer than 500 members featured within the epochal occasion from throughout the Sahel Savannah international locations.

The nationwide coordinator defined that Nigerian was taking a lead in horse racing within the comity of countries in Africa, including: “we’re pleased to be a part of historical past and to have pushed to make sure that this has grow to be a actuality.

“We have now 5 international locations that participated within the occasion. They’re Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali.

“They’re our worldwide companions throughout racing occasions in Nigeria.”

NAN additional reviews that Mr Tinubu’s ‘Hope Renewed Horse’ has maintained her profitable streak to clinch the primary place because the quickest horse for the fourth time.

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NAN additionally reviews that six Toyota autos and N50,000 have been introduced to the primary place winners of varied classes of race.

Additionally, the second place winners received N700,000 every whereas the third and fourth place winners acquired N500,000 and N350,000, respectively.

(NAN)