The Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, in Ibadan on Monday, expressed the readiness of the Commission to reenact and surpass major feats achieved by past Nigerian Tennis stars as it takes yearly thorny across the nation.
Giving the assurance at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Danbatta, represented by NCC’s Director of Research and Development, Mrs. Iyabode Solanke said the Commission is exceedingly happy with responses from tennis enthusiasts and all Nigerians to the NCC Tennis League.
Mrs. Solanke, who led the Commission’s delegation, said the objective of the tennis tournament is to capture the beauty in the energy of the Nigerian youth for values more edifying to the nation such as sports.
According to Danbatta, “Tennis had brought so much glory to the nation in the past. So, we see a great need to re-enact the strides of the past and even surpass them, so our nation will also be known for exploits in other sports aside football”.
NCC appealed to the youth to find space in the tournament to nurse their potentials because that is more profitable and glorifying than to indulge in activities that are reprehensible. He promised that the Commission will continue to collaborate with other genuine stakeholders to showcase the very best of Nigerian sports, arts and culture.
Business Hilights gathered further that the NCC Tennis League is in its third year and yearly, new Tennis teams enrol to participate in the tournament. Two weeks ago the 2017 NCC Tennis League commenced at the National Stadium in Abuja. The first round robin matches held at Ekiti, Lagos and Jos last week.
The matches at Ibadan on Monday were in continuation of the round robin matches. More matches were also played yesterday at Lagos and Port Harcourt as the thorny progresses.
