Nigeria makes advanced presentation in UK for 2030 Games
President Bola Tinubu has declared that the time has come for Nigeria, and the entire African continent, to realise its Commonwealth dream.
Tinubu’s message came just as Nigeria, yesterday, made an advanced presentation in the United Kingdom to strengthen its bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
President Tinubu believes that it is Nigeria’s turn to host the Games in 2030, which will be the first time for Africa in 100 years.
Nigeria had bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the city of Abuja but lost to Glasgow.
This time around, Tinubu is of the opinion that Nigeria stands a better chance to host the centenary edition in 2030.
The Nigerian delegation, led by Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, and Director-General, Hon. Bukola Olopade, yesterday in London, emphasised that the bid is an opportunity to foster a shared legacy that epitomises the Commonwealth spirit.
Nigeria presented an all-inclusive bid, with focus areas such as sports excellence, arts, international cultural exchange, tapping into a budding creative economy, building a new shared Commonwealth legacy, and shaping the future of the African youth.
The bid reflects the core values of Commonwealth Sport: More in Common, Equality, Humanity, and Destiny. The Abuja 2030 Games are designed to bring people together through the power of sport, reaching across gender, disability, culture, ethnicity, age, and background. They will celebrate what binds the Commonwealth together, fostering solidarity while opening pathways for more people to succeed in sport.
The bid also represents equality by offering Africa, for the first time in 100 years, the chance to host the Games. It reflects humanity by promising to transform lives and turn one million dreams into one million skills.
Also, it embodies destiny by positioning the Centennial Games in Nigeria as a defining moment that will shape the next century of the Commonwealth through youth, skills, and inclusive growth.
The delegation included Bid Coordinator, Mallam Mainasara Ilo; President of the Nigerian Olympic Committee, Engr. Habu Gumel; Minister of Arts and Culture, Hannatu Musawa; Presidential Spokesperson, Hon. Sunday Dare; former Olympian and two-time Commonwealth gold medalist, Mary Onyali; and current world number-one para-badminton player, Eniola Bolaji.
Nigeria’s Abuja 2030 bid is presented as an opportunity to shape the next century of the Commonwealth through humanity, equality, and shared destiny, ensuring that Africa’s youth are an important part of the future.
