The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved new
appointments into the boards of 40 State Sports Associations.
This was made known by the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State
Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Adedayo Tandoh, who stated that the
appointments take immediate effect and will be for a four-year tenure in
line with stipulations contained in the Enabling Law of the Lagos State
Sports Commission.
According to Tandoh, the new appointees were painstakingly selected
to ensure that men and women with passion, knowledge and commitment for
sports are brought on board.
“We are certain that with the new Boards in place, the pace of sports
development in the State, particularly grassroots sports development
will be very much accelerated,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that some of the sports associations for which
board members have been approved are: Athletics, Badminton, Boxing,
Cricket, Cycling, and Swimming. Others include Scrabble, Para-Athletics,
Deaf Sports, Basketball and Judo amongst others.
The appointments are with immediate effect to enable preparations for
the forthcoming 19th National Sports Festival holding in Abuja in
December 2018.
It would be recalled that some months ago, the former boards were dissolved as members had long exceeded their tenures.
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