Dikko is Tinubu’s Best Sporting Decision, Says Katu 

Shehu Dikko’s appointment as Chairman of the National Sports Commission  (NSC) has been attracting commendations from industry stakeholders. Latest on the list is former Chairman of NFF Electoral Committee, Muhammad Sani Katu (SAN), and board member of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), who paid the chairman a courtesy visit on Monday in Abuja.

In the company of Hon. Kamisu Mailantarki, proprietor of NLO side Mailantarki FC also NTTB board member, Katu hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for entrusting Nigerian sports in the hands of Dikko.

His words: “This is the best thing that the president has done for sports. This sector has suffered a lot due to the calibre of people appointed as ministers in the past. Most of them come and start learning on the job. Some of them had never even seen a football match live before, yet they were made to oversee sports. The president must be applauded for identifying this anomaly and correcting it. You can’t tell the blind to lead the blind.”

He continued, “In Dikko, the president has put a round peg in a round hole. I know that many people have made this statement about Dikko since his appointment and I am joining my voice to their own. This is simply appointing someone who will hit the ground running from the get-go. I have no doubt in my mind that Dikko will excel. He knows exactly what to do and has a track record of success in the industry.”

“So I have come to lend him my support. Anytime he needs me, I will be there. We will back him to succeed”, Katu concluded.