Patrick Omorodion
29 November 2008
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has begun moves to withdraw from the direct management of national sports federation with an invitation to willing corporate organisations to adopt and fund any of 31 federations presently under its management.
Ag. Director General of the NSC, Chief (Dr.) Patrick Ekeji
According to a statement signed by the Ag. Director General of the NSC, Chief (Dr.) Patrick Ekeji, the decision to invite the private sector to adopt and fund any of the federations it has interest in is "in line with the Federal Government posture on Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy on service delivery and in consonance with the policy thrust of the present administration in the NSC".
Stressing that it shall continue to play its regulatory role while encouraging the private sector in the new partnership expected to be consummated, Chief Ekeji stated that "The Presidents of the Boards that shall emerge from this concessioning shall automatically constitute the membership of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) which tenure as well as that of the various Sports Federations came to an end after the Beijing Olympic Games in August, 2008 having completed the four year Olympic circle."
Towards this end, the NSC has given a deadline of the noon of December 31, 2008 for the submission of expression of interest by corporate organisations stressing that, "Successful concessionees shall be invited for detailed discussions with the (Director General of the NSC)."
The deadline, the statement said, is to enable the NSC "put in place processes leading to election of the Executive Board of the NOC by the end of 30th April, 2009."
The listed sports federations are Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Basketball Federation, Nigeria Amateur Boxing Association, Chess Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Cricket Federation, Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Golf Federation, Handball Federation of Nigeria and Gymnastic Federation of Nigeria.
Others are Hockey Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Judo Federation, Karate Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Shooting Federation, Squash Racket Federation of Nigeria, Special Sports Federation, Nigeria Swimming Federation, Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria and Nigeria Tennis Federation.
Also listed are Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Traditional Sports Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Scrabble Federation of Nigeria, Para-Soccer Federation of Nigeria, Darts Federation of Nigeria, Fives Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Rugby Federation, Rowing/Yatching Federation of Nigeria, Nigeria Kung-Fu Federation and Nigeria Kick-boxing Federation.
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