Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi
NASCOM BOARD
By Edhowo Enakeno and Hope Adeyemi
The Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji
Abdullahi has charged the new board of the Nigeria Academicals Sports
Committee (NASCOM), to assist the nation to restore the old era of
effective sports participation and competitiveness in our secondary
schools.
Speaking at the inauguration of the new 12-member board headed by Yemi
Idowu, in Abuja Wednesday, Abdullahi said that there were future stars
waiting to be discovered to make Nigeria the number one sporting nation
in the continent and beyond.
“In doing this you need to be honest about the true identify, age and
talents of the student athletes, such that their performances could be
sustained over a period of time,” observed the former youth development
minister.
He revealed that the board members were carefully selected to help in reviving sporting activities in our secondary schools.
“The National Sports Commission therefore has selected responsible men
and women of high integrity as well as representatives of relevant MDAs
and youth organisations into the new NASCOM Board in the drive to
reviving sporting activities in our secondary schools,” he noted.
Abdullahi recalled that the glorious days of Nigerian sports witnessed a
large pool of elite athletes coming from the school system.
“The likes of Mary Onyali, Innocent Egbunike, Falilat Ogunkoya, Chioma
Ajunwa, the late Sunday Bada, etc were discovered from schools,”
stressed the NSC chairman.
While thanking President Goodluck Jonathan for his message to Nigerian
youths at the last Presidential Sports Retreat in Abuja, he said that
the reconstitution of the board of NASCOM was part of this
administration’s effort and strategic plan to reposition sports at the
schools’ level to facilitate discovery of budding sports talents.
The Terms of Reference for the Board include; To review and evolve a
structure and organization of academicals sports competition in the
relevant sports disciplines; To determine and adopt rules for
academicals sports competitions in the country; To liaise with other
sports stakeholders and agencies so as to ensure proper synergy in
operations; To seek for sponsorships for academicals sports
competitions; And to carry out effective diaspora grassroots talent
discovery and nurturing in the relevant academicals sports.
Other members of the new board include; Fela Bank-Olemo, Ibrahim
Muhammed , Olabisi Joseph, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, Kola Olepoju, Lawrence
Oduah, Felix Awogu, Victoria Roland Kayode, Ayotunde Adelakun and Lizzy
Onyenwenwa. Ohimai Amaize is secretary of the reconstituted NASCOM
board.
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