NSC Inaugurates Electoral Committee For Sports Federation Elections

NSC Inaugurates Electoral Committee For Sports Federation Elections

Precious Oham

The Leadership of the National Sports Commission has inaugurated the Electoral committee for the upcoming National sports federations elections, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The newly inaugurated committee has been saddled with the responsibility of conducting a hitch-free and transparent election into 20 National Sports Federations, including Aquatics, Chess, Handball, Golf, Karate, Darts, Fives and Tennis. Others are wrestling, Wushu Kung Fu, Scrabble, Hockey, Badminton, Boxing, Taekwondo, Squash Rackets, Traditional Sports Rugby, Kickboxing and Deaf Sports.

Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Shehu Dikko, after officially inaugurating the Committee, expressed confidence that he has no doubt that they will do a good job to oversee a successful process.

 "We have succeeded in choosing a very balanced and compact team for this assignment because we want to set a new standard of how Federation Elections are conducted with topmost integrity and transparency.

"My brother and I, the DG, were appointed here by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GFCR, to do things differently and change the way sports are being run professionally. This is why everything we do, professionally must be at the forefront.

 "As a commission, we have no partisan interest. The DG and I have no interest other than to ensure we have people elected who are aligned with our vision of building a sustainable sports economy in line with the mandate given to us by Mr President. This is our only interest. We will not interfere in the process but will only give guidance because we have a vision and we want only people who understand the vision."

In his remarks, Director General of the NSC, Hon. Bukola Olopade, maintained that the Commission was very meticulous in putting up the Committee and re-echoed the Chairman's optimism in the committee's ability to deliver crisis-free polls.

Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Dr Simon Ebhojiaye, assured the Commission that his team will bring all their wealth of experience and expertise to bear to do a good job in conducting the elections.

Other members of the Electoral Committee include; the Vice Chairman, Barrister Samson Ebomhe, Lawal Waheed, Hon Tunde Popoola, Barrister Maryam Orotope Paul, Farouk Yelima and the Secretary, Rita Mosindi.