Senator Sadiq pledges commitment to sports development, thanks Gov AbdulRazaq

Senator Sadiq pledges commitment to sports development, thanks Gov AbdulRazaq


The Senator representing Kwara North at the Red Chambers, Senator Sulaiman Sadiq Umar has reiterated his resolve to continue to impact on sports and youth development in the state, even as he praised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for investing in the sector.

While addressing members of the Kwara United Football Club Supporters Club and Fans Club who paid him a thank you visit in his house in Ilorin yesterday Wednesday August 6, 2025, the Senator, fondly being addressed as 3SU equally congratulated the Governor, for the numerous achievements recorded in sports, especially the President Federation Cup trophy won by Kwara United Football Club.

3SU described the Supporters and Fans as the nerve centre that gives the team the required energy which has continued to propel the team to greater heights.

“Your roles as Supporters and Fans of the club is crucial and pivotal to the team in their quest to achieve success. You are the nerve centre that gives the team the required energy to survive, and win laurels.

“Government cannot do all these alone. We shall continue to play our complementary roles and responsibilities in line with the aspirations of the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRazaq, CON, the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum”, he said.

“I will not relent in supporting sports and youth development, especially our team, Kwara United Football Club.

Earlier in their addresses, the Chairman of Kwara United Supporters Club, Waheed Saliu Obe and the Chairman of the Fans Club, Tajudeen Osoogun thank Governor AbdulRazaq for supporting the team. They also commended the Senator for his complementary roles, which, according to them, was crucial to Kwara United's success.

The duo, on behalf of their members, equally thanked the Kwara FA Chairman, Mallam Idris Abdullahi Musa Thuraya, for his encouragement.

The two groups appreciated and presented awards of excellence to the Senator.

In his opening address, the Chairman of Kwara FA, Thuraya commended the commitment and sacrifice of the Supporters and Fans Club, while he christened the Senator as a silent achiever.

He detailed some of his numerous contributions to include motivation to the players throughout the season, especially at the crucial stage of the season, production of branded jerseys and track suits and replicas for the players and fans, and other groups, which included the FA members throughout the 16 Local Government Areas of the state.

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