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Ministry Aligns With The CAA/WA Resolution, Cancels Caretaker Committee For AFN

In line with the resolutions reached by the CAA/WA intervention team on the AFN crisis, the Ministry of Sports there will be no caretaker committee for the AFN.

This is to allow the AFN which has been steeped in crisis to have a chance at a congress that will resolve the constitutional crisis. ADD Para 4 of the statement.

CORRECTION ON CARETAKER COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP

1.Following the dissolution of Boards of National Sports Federations by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on Friday, 30th April 2021, Caretaker Committees were put in place to oversee the affairs of the Federations, prior to the election of new Boards.

2. Please note that Engr. Habu Gumel and Mr. Banji Oladapo were inadvertently appointed to serve in the Volleyball and Table Tennis Federations respectively.

3. Therefore, the general public is invited to note that Engr. Habu Gumel has been substituted with Prof. E.O. Morakinyo in the Volleyball Federation Caretaker Committee, while Mr. Banji Oladapo has been substituted with Barr. Oshodi Enitan in the Table Tennis Federation.

4. In Consonance with the resolution reached by the Confederation of African Athletics/World Athletics intervention team on the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, the Caretaker Committee announced for the Athletics Federation of Nigerian is rested and will not be inaugurated.

Elections into the Board of the federation will follow the road map adopted at the intervention meeting in Abuja last month upon its adoption by World Athletics.