Bauchi to rehabilitate, upgrade existing sporting facilities, construct new ones in 20 LGAs

By: Monday Danladi, Bauchi

Bauchi State Government has disclosed that it will rehabilitate, upgrade existing sports facilities and construct new ones across the 20 LGAs in order to promote sports and sporting activities.

The disclosure was made by the State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, through the overseeing Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, while addressing Sports Journalists at the ongoing forth edition of the Bauchi State Sports Festival.

He also reiterated the determination of the Ministry to continue identifying hidden talents that can represent the State at all sporting events, without engaging athletes from other states of the Federation.

Abdullahi Ibrahim also said that, the era of hiring and engaging athletes from other States to represent Bauchi State at zonal, national and international events is now over, hence the need to support the Ministry to achieve the target.

Abdullahi Ibrahim added that the Ministry will give more priority to camping of athletes, at least two weeks before departing for zonal and national events.

On the ongoing forth edition of the State sports festival, Abdullahi Ibrahim said, a seminar was earlier held that involved 20 Local Governments Sports Officers, former Directors of Sports, Coaches, Secretaries, Technocrats and other sports stakeholders in order to have a successful event.

According to him, so far, athletes from various local governments areas have won a total of 165 medals that cut across different sporting events both in males and females categories.

As the competition ends, a total of Seven sporting events including Volleyball, Handball, Table Tennis, Athletics, Kokawa, Dambe among others have been concluded.

The fourth edition of the Bauchi state sports festival scheduled for closing on Saturday, 20th December, 2025.