The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has hailed Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare’s intervention regarding payment of allowances to athletes that represented Nigeria in international and continental competitions in the last three years. Athletes and officials have either been short paid, underpaid or not paid at all by the suspended President of the AFN.
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Hon. Olamide George, who insists he remains the new Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, says the impeachment exercise carried out by 18 members of the assembly on Friday is irreversible.
The Speaker, alongside 17 other lawmakers, made the call at a news conference held in Ibadan, Oyo State on Saturday evening
Assemblyman, Sunday Olajide moved the motion for the impeachment, while Assemblyman, Oluyede Feyide, seconded the motion.
Inaugurating the committee, Dalung charged the committee to be fair and thorough in its investigation on the matter that has brought lots of misconceptions in the ministry.
This follows a petition to the Athletics World Body, IAAF, and the World Anti-Doping Agency by Tafida Gadzama, a member of the AFN board representing the North East.
Oleyelogun was voted as the new speaker of the Assembly on Monday after he polled nine out of 13 votes against Olamide George, representing Akure-North, who got four votes
The new speaker was elected on Monday amid the boycott of the sitting of the House by no fewer than 13 members