The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, in keeping with its commitment of holding the National Sports Federations election in September 2021, has affirmed that the elections into the National Sports Federations will hold on September 30, 2021.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, the six National Sports Federations that have their Constitutions ratified by their international sports bodies and the Nigeria Olympic Committee would conduct their elections based on their respective Constitutions.
Manga added that the Ministry had also directed that the Federations should begin the necessary process as outlined in their Constitutions towards having an elective Congress that would hold on September 30, 2021 in Abuja.
He said the sports Federations that were expected to hold their elections on September 30, 2021 included Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Nigeria Basketball Federation, Nigeria Boxing Federation, Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Shooting Federation as well as Nigeria Table Tennis Federation.
Manga noted that other sports Federations which had yet to ratify their Constitutions would also conduct their elections on September 30, 2021 with the guidelines provided by the Ministry.
He said the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, together with the Nigeria Olympic Committee, would serve as Observers in all the elections.
Manga said all Nigerians who had the interest and passion for their identified sports were free to be involved with the process of elections in keeping with democratic principles
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