Gov. Aiyedatiwa constitutes Ondo football agency board
Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has constituted the board of the state Football Agency, the supervising agency for Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens.
This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Tuesday in Akure.
According to the statement, a former Commissioner for Sports, Bamidele Ologunloluwa, representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, is the new Chairman of the board.
It also announced a former Chairman of Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria in the state, Akintintunde Akinsemola, representing Ondo North Senatorial District, as a full-time board member.
A former coach of Sunshine Queens and Chairman of Odigbo Football Council, Oladimeji Abimbola, was also announced as a full-time member to represent Ondo South Senatorial District.
The statement also announced Tokunbo Akinyelure as a part-time member to represent Ondo State Football Association, Evelyn Lebi is also a part-time member, representing the Ministry of Sports.
“The governor charges the new board members to bring their wealth of knowledge and experience to bear on improving football administration in Ondo State,” the statement said.
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