Officials grumble over NSC redeployment

Chieftains of the National Sports Commission (NSC), led by its Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and Director General, Hon.Bukola Olopade, have approved the immediate redeployment of several top federation secretaries to new ones with immediate effect.

The posting, which is already raising eyebrows among key stakeholders, was signed by deputy director Bello Ahmed. The directive, titled “Posting of Sports Officers/Secretary-Generals to National Sports Federations on SGL 08-16,” stated that the Director-General has sanctioned the changes and attached a detailed list of affected officers.

The circulars instructed the Federation Establishment and Appointment Department to ensure compliance with the posting directives immediately.The exercise affected over 51 officers. They include: Mbora Ikana from Lagos Liaison office to FEAD, Essie Sylvester, zonal coordinator (Benin) to NSF/Para, Okere Chukwuemeka from FEAD to zonal coordinator (Bauchi), Abulude John Oludayo from Tennis to GRSD, Alhaji Adamu Maikano from Taekwando to zonal coordinator (Kaduna), Ezema Bernard Ede from Cycling to zonal coordinator (Enugu).

Others include, Alhaji Mohammed Maigidasanmo from Wrestling to FEAD, Rita Mosindi from Athletics Federation to Chief Sports Officer, Peter Njoku from Chief Sports Officer to Basketball, Osuoha Victor Chinedu from Chief Sports Officer to Hockey. Oluode Bunmi moves to rowing and yatching, Abass Wosilat now judo, to mention just a few.

Affected officers are required to report to the Director of Human Resources Management without delay. The NSC emphasised the urgency of the directive, warning that failure to adhere to the posting instructions would contravene public service rules and attract appropriate sanctions.

A top brass in the NSC who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the posting was done in a bad light.

“Why the haste in posting?” the official asked. “The National Sports Festival is around the corner. The election into the Federation is forthcoming, why the rush? It would have been better if the President and secretary start on fresh note. There’s lot of bitterness in the whole process and there was no recourse to rules governing the federation,” the official said.