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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria has called on the Sports Minister Solomon Dalung to resign saying that Nigeria’s performance at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast could have yielded better results if the right things were done.
Reviewing Nigeria’s performance in Gold Coast Swan faulted the position of Dalung that the Gold Coast appearance was the best in history.
``It is unbelievable that the Minister of Youths and Sports, could contend that our performance in Gold Coast which brought a total of 24 medals from 10 sports was better than Glasgow 2014 where the country recorded 36 medals, comprising 11 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze medals from seven sports.
SWAN, said Dalung by now should have been aware that sports in view of its sensitive nature to Nigerians and the role it plays in uniting the country does not deserve utterances and conduct which sway towards politics.
Swan added that Dalung did not prepare the athletes well enough for the international competitions.
The sportswriters said that if not for the foreign-based athletes who had better training opportunities and facilities, we might not have won any medal.
SWAN then urged the Federal Government to stop paying lip-service to sports development, because it has the capacity to engage the country's youths and create wealth and called on the National Assembly to step up its oversight function of the sector,.
The Sportswriters commended the athletes, for their commitment and determination and advised that concerted efforts should be made towards strengthening grassroots sports development.
