President of the Nigeria shooting federation Brig Gen Lonsdale Adeoye has hailed the committee set up by the honorable minister of youth and sports Bar Solomon Dalung to map out a clear and defined funding structure for National Sports Federations.
Adeoye stated that the initiative is long overdue and he hopes that the seven man committee’s recommendation will be followed through at the end of the day.
The members who include the President of the Wrestling Federation of Nigeria Hon. Daniel Igali, President of the Taekwondo Federation Mrs Margaret Binga, Mr. Frank Orbih of the Badminton Federation, Athletic Federation of Nigeria President Ibrahim Gusau, Yahaya Muhammed of the Weightlighting Federation, Hon Suleiman Yahaya Kwande of the Nigeria Football Federation and Evangelist Solomon Ogba of the Nigeria Olympic Committee are to submit a report within seven days on a clear and defined funding structure for National Sports Federations.
Dalung said. “The report will include designing an appropriate funding architecture for sports federations, approvals and payments of subventions to Federations, budgetary allocations, bridging the gap and conflict between the Ministry and Federations and the role of the Ministry, Secretaries and federations in sports development”
Many sports federations in the country have been consistently complaining of lack of funds to carry out their responsibilities which has now become a source of worry for the ministry.
