The Defence Headquarters is organizing the Chief of Defence Staff Basketball Championship to commemorate the Democracy Day celebration.Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the event, Brig-Gen. Aliyu Abdullahi , announced this at a press briefing on Tuesday, May 28, in Abuja.
The chairman said the event was another non-kinetic approach to fighting insurgency, promoting peace, unity, and national integration, as well as attracting young talents and keeping people off crime.He said: “The Armed Forces of Nigeria under the present leadership is ready to project soft power and diplomacy through sports. That is why the CDS is investing in sports.”
He added that the opening ceremony of the championship would be at the Old Parade Ground in Garki on June 9, by 4 pm.
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