Ondo Sports Commissioner Inaugurates Committee On Sports Association

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By Sportsgister

…….As Poroye assures of nominating people of integrity

The Chairman Committee of selection and appointment for the composition of the 32 Sports Association in the state, Mr Biyi Poroye, has charged it members to search for men and women of proven integrity that has passion for sports development to be wooed into various sports associations.

Poroye, who appreciated the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development for his appointment as the chairman of the selection committee,said it was a duty to serve and its imperative to support any leader who is ready to get things done.

He stated this at the committee’s inaugural meeting held at the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in Akure the state capital.

The chairman added that the committee will achieve the assignment given to them by looking out for passionate Nigerians that are ready for development of the game.

He commended the sports commissioner for his vision and passion for sports development across the state.

According to him, “the committee will look out for prominent Nigerians who are sports enthusiasts that the Association can run to when the need arises”.

“One thing that is going to guide us in this committee is passion for service and delivery which I want to see in every members of the committee.”

“We are going to be make accountable with in our dealings as a committee, Mrs a individuals i don’t joke with accountability,” he said.

Earlier, while inaugurating the committee, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye in his welcome address, said the composition of new association for the state had been long overdue,saying the outgone association committee has spent more than five years.

Yusuf -Ogunleye urged the selection committee to do a thorough job by ensuring they put round peg in a round hole.

He added that eminent philanthropists with passion for sports should be put at the helm of the association which the athletes and their coaches can run to for help and not the other way round.

Some people are in the Association as chairman or member for four years without contributing anything or know what is happening in the association they chairman, we don’t want to put people in sports association for political reasons.

He said : “I don’t want to be commissioner for football, out of 32 sports, football is just one,I want rapid development for all sports and not just football

“It’s high time involved philanthropists , corporate bodies in the development of sports in our state, because government can’t shoulder it alone, we should device a means to develop sports without much dependent on the government.”

Also, the commissioner charged the committee to work out modalities for the first Ondo State Sports Festival,organise grassroots sports competitions and the second edition of novelty match between the executives and the legistors

Them members of the Committee are;

1) Prince Biyi Poroye-Chairman

2)Pastor Sunday Fagite-Member

3)Fisayo Bello-Member

4) Segun Giwa -Memeber

5)Mrs Olamide Falana-Memeber

6)Mr Lawrence Adegbehingbe-Member

7)Barrister Olutayo Babaleye-Memeber

8)Mr Tunde Akinsemola -Member

9) Mrs Evelyn Lebi-Secretary