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Nigerian Sports Ministry Releases Elections Time Table

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A revised timetable for the Nigerian national sports federations’ election has been released by the country’s sports ministry.

The deadline for submission of forms is now May 19. Verification of names of representatives of other constituencies except those from the zones will take place between May 23rd and 24th 2017.

Initially, a release from the Ministry of Sports indicated that zonal elections hold on May 25, while bye elections arising from petitions and appeals at zonal and constituency levels will take place on June 7.

But a follow up note indicates that “all elections into the National Sports Federations will hold same day June 13th 2017.  This includes the Zonal and Presidential elections.”

The main election date still remains June 13.  That is the date for elections into positions of federations’ presidents and vice presidents while the inauguration of the Boards of National Sports Federations hold same day.

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2017 NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS ELECTIONS TIMELINE

 

S/N ACTIVITY DATE
1. Release of Nomination Forms

 

02 May, 2017
2. Deadline for submission of Nomination Forms
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19 May, 2017
3. Submission of names of representatives of other constituencies except Zonal Representatives

 

22 May, 2017
4. Verification of names of representatives of other constituencies except Zonal Representatives

 

23 – 24 May, 2017
5. Zonal Elections

 

25 May, 2017
6. Hearing of Petitions and Appeals on Zonal Elections and Representatives of Constituencies

 

30 May – 5 June, 2017
7. Bye Elections arising from Petitions and Appeals at Zonal and Constituency levels
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7 June, 2017
8. Elections into positions of Federation Presidents

 

13 June, 2017
9. Hearing of Petitions and Appeals arising from the National Elections

 

19 – 27 June, 2017
10. Bye-elections arising from Petitions and Appeals from the National Elections

 

4th July, 2017
11. Inauguration of the National Sports Federation Boards 13th July, 2017

 

 

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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