Gov. Ambode re-constitutes boards of Lagos sports associations

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved new appointments into the boards of 40 State Sports Associations.

This was made known by the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Adedayo Tandoh, who stated that the appointments take immediate effect and will be for a four-year tenure in line with stipulations contained in the Enabling Law of the Lagos State Sports Commission.

According to Tandoh, the new appointees were painstakingly selected to ensure that men and women with passion, knowledge and commitment for sports are brought on board.

“We are certain that with the new Boards in place, the pace of sports development in the State, particularly grassroots sports development will be very much accelerated,” he said.

FAZENOTETV reports that some of the sports associations for which board members have been approved are: Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, and Swimming. Others include Scrabble, Para-Athletics, Deaf Sports, Basketball and Judo amongst others.

The appointments are with immediate effect to enable preparations for the forthcoming 19th National Sports Festival holding in Abuja in December 2018.

It would be recalled that some months ago, the former boards were dissolved as members had long exceeded their tenures.