Friday, 21 July 2017

Ministry of Sports bows to pressure, inaugurates federations



    The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced that it would inaugurate boards of National Sports Federations today at the Abuja National Stadium.

   Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, the Special Assistant on Media to Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youths and Sports, said in a statement that elections into Rugby and Gymnastics were ongoing.
   She said that the Arbitration and Harmonization Committee comprising the Nigeria Olympic Committee and the Ministry took some critical decisions which necessitated the delay of the by-elections.
   She said some major decisions taken by the committee included upholding the elections in the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and the Weightlifting Federation.

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