A former minister of sports in Nigeria and Chairman of Bational Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bala Ka’Oje is dead. He was aged 60.
He died on Tuesday morning in Abuja and was buried Tuesday afternoon also in Abuja.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reportedly expressed shock and sadness at the death of the former Minister.
NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi described the deceased as “a dignified and unassuming public servant who showed great passion and interest in the development and improvement of Nigeria sports.”
Prompt News reports that the quietly intelligent, diligent man of high integrity, (Ka’oje) is on record to have conveyed to then NFA (for onward conveyance to world football –governing body, FIFA) in February 2007, the abrogation of Decree 101 hitherto governing the administration of football in Nigeria, and government’s recognition of the approval by then NFA’s Annual General Meeting of the Statutes and its standing orders as the sole regulatory instrument for football administration in Nigeria.
In the letter, dated 23rd February 2007, Ka’oje reportedly unambiguously stated that “the current board was elected under the current NFA Statutes and not under Decreee 101. This has shown complete democratization of the Association as specified by its Statutes.
“With this development, it means the Statutes of the Association has taken effect in line with FIFA directive and has assumed a level of supreme document and operational guideline regulating the operations of the Association.”
Born in Kebbi State on 20th September 1960, Bala Bawa Ka’oje earned a master’s degree in structural engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
The NFF was represented by the General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi and Head of Member Associations, Ali Abubakar Muhammed at the ceremony.
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