Sunday Akin Dare

Sunday Akin Dare
Dare in 2023
Minister of Youth & Sports
In office
21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
Preceded bySolomon Dalung
Succeeded byJohn Owan Enoh
Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission
In office
2 August 2016 – August 2019
Personal details
Born
Sunday Akin Dare

(1966-05-29) 29 May 1966 (age 58)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • politician

Sunday Akin Dare (born 29 May 1966) is a Nigerian journalist who served as the Nigerian Minister of Youth & Sports from 2019 to 2023.[1][2][3] He previously held the position of Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), having been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2016.[4][5]

  1. ^ "A minister determined to change Nigeria's sports architecture". guardian.ng. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sunday Dare: One Year Journey as Minister of Youth And Sports". 27 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "CLOSE-UP: What you didn't know about Sunday Dare, the Jos man who replaced Dalung as sports minister". TheCable. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ admin (2 August 2016). "Buhari Nominates Durojaiye as NCC Chairman, Dare as Executive Commissioner". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ Isiaka, Wakili (3 August 2016). "Nigeria: Buhari Appoints New NCC Chair, Commissioners". All Africa. Retrieved 26 July 2019.