NOC POLLS: Stakeholders Clamour For Channge In Leadership

By Lateef Adekola

Forward of the elective congress of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC slated for December 15, 2022, in Jalingo, Taraba State, some involved stakeholders have started clamouring for a transformational change within the management of the NOC.

Most of the stakeholders are involved in regards to the comatose state of the NOC and strongly desire a constructive and proactive management for the physique, whereas the incumbent President Engr. Habu Gumel has not formally declared his intentions to hunt reelection for a fifth tenure.

Gumel was first elected as NOC president in 2002 and led till 2012. He made a return as president in 2014 and nonetheless runs the affairs of the NOC, until date. 

The stakeholders are miffed that Gumel has no voting powers within the Worldwide Olympic Committee, as he’s 74 years outdated, manner past the required age. Presently, he’s a honourary member of the IOC, opposite to the wants of the NOC and Nigerian sports activities. 

Based on the stakeholders, many who craved anonymity, previously 8 years of his presidency, Nigeria has remained a docile member of the IOC. One of many main issues of the stakeholders, is that Gumel would possibly make a final ditch and determined makes an attempt to retain his place or throw his help behind any of his co-travellers. 

Standard sports activities activist and nationwide coordinator of Pals of Nigeria Sports activities, Chief Dipreiye Thompson, was fast to notice that, “Gumel’s management of the NOC, has introduced nothing however retrogression and issues to sports activities federations in Nigeria”.

“For now, we’re unsure of the state of affairs as a result of no person has come out to declare for the seat, but. Nevertheless, for the betterment of Nigerian sports activities and lively sports activities federations,  Gumel ought to simply go away the NOC and Nigerian sports activities alone.”

Thompson, the chief of the Pals of Nigeria Sports activities, a bunch of sports activities journalists,stakeholders and sports activities fans, added conclusively, “A fifth tenure as president of NOC, could be suicidal for Nigerian sports activities. We pray that knowledge will direct Gumel and his co-travellers to the reality that they need to not return to the management of the NOC.”

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