The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) at the weekend dissolved all its standing committees but retained both Samuel Onikeku as Technical Director and Victor Okolie as Performance Director, Sports247 reports.
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Onikeku was indicted by the panel of Injury set up by the Senator John Owan Enoh over the omission of omission of sprinter Favour Ofili from the 100m event of Paris 2024 Olympic Games alongside the Secretary Aof the AFN, Rita Mosindi.
Okowa, the president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, announced the dissolution of the committees during an executive board meeting of the federation on Saturday, but gave no reason for the sack of the ad-hoc bodies.
Okowa later stressed on Sunday that the dissolution of the various standing committees of the Federation does not affect Technical Director Samuel Onikeku and Performance Director Victor Okorie, heads of two of two of the dissolved committees.
He said in a statement issued by a member of the dissolved Media and Publicity Committee, Gowon Akpodonor, that both of them, Onikeku and Okorie would continue to perform their role as Technical Director and Performance Director, emphasised they are both board members.
“We are preparing for our Congress soon and Onikeku and Victor Okorie will remain as Director, not as chairmen of their committee.
“Yes, all AFN standing committees have been dissolved, but Onikeku and Victor Okorie will continue to function as Director of Technical and Performance, not as chairmen of their committee.
“They are board members of the Federation and we need them to present their scorecards during our Congress,” Okowa was quoted as saying.
According to Dare Esan, board member, the decision to retain Onikeku is an aberration.
“That’s not what we decided at the board meeting. You become a Technical Director only after you have been appointed as the Head of the Technical sub-committee. If the President wants to create positions, he has to let the board know,” Dare Esan told newsmen.
The last of the episode has not been held as the Congress will unfold many more dramas.
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