The newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalong, and the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Alhassan Yakmut, are among dignitaries that have confirmed their attendance at the 2015 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award slated for November 20, 2015.
The spokesman for the award and the Executive Director of Unmissable Incentives Limited, Kayode Idowu, disclosed this immediately after the final meeting of the panel held on Tuesday in Lagos.
“I am very proud to announce to you that the new Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalong, and the Director General of the National Sports Commission have confirmed to be at the event on Friday,” Idowu said.
Idowu noted that the organizers and the award panel are very excited that Dalong has chosen the 2015 Nigerian Sports Award event as his first major official event.
He also revealed that several other dignitaries including state governors, commissioners, captains of industries, past and present athletes as well as Nigerian top celebrities have confirmed to attend the event.
Meanwhile, Idowu also hinted that the leading Sports TV Channel, Supersports, is set to cover and broadcast the event live for two hours on Supersports 9, with several repeat broadcast.
The 2015 Nigerian Sports Award event is schedule to hold on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Marquee, Ocean View, Eko Hotel, Lagos.