Nigeria’s new Minister of Sports, John Owan Enoh, has disclosed that he only began to read about sports after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assigned the new portfolio to him.

Enoh is one of the 45 ministerial appointees sworn into office on Monday by President Tinubu following their screening and confirmation by the Senate.

During a recent interaction with Daily Trust, Enoh, who was reacting to criticism over his inexperience in the industry, said he did not lobby President Tinubu for the role given to him.

Enoh is said to have been engaged with farming before his new portfolio.

“I didn’t lobby to be sports minister.

“President Bola Tinubu saw me fit and decided to put the task of building sports in Nigeria.

“Since I was assigned this portfolio, I have been reading about sports,” Enoh said to journalists.