By Patrick Omorodion
The National Sports Commission, NSC has rolled out guidelines for elections into all the sports federations under its watch and set September 1-15 for the elections which it says shall be conducted in two categories.
In a circular from the office of the acting director of the Federation of Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Kabiru Yusuf to all the Secretaries General of the Sports Federations, the NSC stated that the two categories of federations are those with constitutions approved by their International Federations and those without approved constitutions.
“Sports Federations without approved Constitutions from their International Federations will have their elections conducted by the National Sports Commission, (while) Sports Federations with approved Constitutions will conduct their own elections under the supervision of the Commission”, the circular stated.
It added that only eleven sports federations namely 1. Athletics, 2. Basketball, 3. Boxing, 4. Cycling, 5. Gymnastics, 6. Rowing, Sailing and Canoeing, 7. Shooting, 8. Table Tennis, 9. Volleyball, 10. Weightlifting and 11, Judo have approved Constitutions.
Federation Secretaries have been warned to adhere strictly to the contents of the Election Guidelines, as “non-compliance by any Secretary General will result in severe disciplinary action”.
In the eligibility rules, the NSC stated that any aspirant vying for the position of President or Vice President must have served in a top leadership/managerial position in either the private or public sector.
It also said that any aspirant who is President of any International/continental body as well as Federation Presidents who have served for three terms are not eligible to be on the board of any of the federations.
Collection of omination forms for aspirants will start on August 1 while August 4 is the deadline for the submission of forms. All the elections are expected to hold at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja from September 1-15, 2025.
