…says his mandate are Athletes and the Coaches
Chief Tonobok Okowa Of Delta State has emerged the new President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) at the authentic Elective Congress of the Federation that took place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja on Monday.
The congress was attended by 35 chairmen of state AFN, who converged in Abuja since Saturday for the congress and elections.
The election was held following the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development invocation of section 10.4 of the 2017 AFN Constitution which led to the dissolution of Board citing the expiration of its term.
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), the Ministry’s representatives and Nigeria’s Ambassador designate to South Africa amongst others were observers at the election.
In his acceptance speech the newly elected AFN President affirmed that his mandate as President would prioritise athletes and coaches welfare.
His words: “First of all, my mandate is all about the Athletes and Coaches, we’ll make sure we give them an enabling environment to succeed, we will give priority to welfare package. We have to draw up our programs and ensure we do proper budget especially the one that will favour the Athletes and Coaches and ensure they excel”
The newly elected executive assured that they will work in unison with all zones to fulfil their mandate.
