2017 National Youth Games holds in August – Committee

The Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the 2017 National Youth Games (NYC) on Monday announced that the games would hold in Ilorin from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

The Chairman of the MOC, AbdulRasak Salau, made this known in a statement signed by Mr Tolu Makinde, the Director of Information, Ministry of Youth and Sports in Abuja.

Makinde quoted the MOC boss as saying “the third edition of of the NYG which has
`We are the Future’ as its theme will hold at University of Ilorin, Kwara.”

He said that the committee was already taking major steps to ensure a successful game.

Salau, who is the acting Permanent Secretary in the ministry, said the 2017 committee of NYG would hold its technical meeting on the games on March 16 in Ilorin.

He said delegates for the meeting were expected in Ilorin on March 15.

“The meeting, which will be presided by the chairman of MOC, will be attended by
members of the committee and directors of sports from all states of the federation,’’ he added.

He explained that the meeting would deliberate on technical issues needed to achieve
smooth operation, organisation and success in the forthcoming games.