AHEAD of the Nigerian sports federation elections, 93 members of the electoral committee will be inaugurated on Monday, June 12 June.

Solomon Dalung, minister of youth and sports, said the inauguration will take place at the VIP lounge, Package A of the National Stadium, Abuja.

According to him, each federation will have a chairman and two other electoral committee members during the elections.

The election appeals committee will also be inaugurated thereafter while verification of the electorate including names of representatives of other constituencies and zonal representatives begins immediately after the inauguration.

Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi, director federations and elite athletes department, FEAD, said: “All petitions received by aggrieved persons will be treated on Monday. There will also be screening of the electorate and candidates contesting for various positions. The Electoral Committee members will be accommodated while delegates will have to take care of their expenses.

“We are set and determined to ensure that we hold free and fair elections. We have over 50 suites at the main bowl of the National Stadium and each Federation will use a suite which we are already marking accordingly. There will be maximum security at the venue of election from Monday.”

Congress for the election of Zonal Representatives, Vice Presidents and Presidents of all the National Sports Federations except Special Sports will proceed as scheduled for June 13.

—  Jun 19, 2017 @ 01:00 GMT