THE NATION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
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SPORT EXTRA 18TH NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL
Lagos releases list of sub-committees
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S preparations hot up for the 18th National Sports Festival, tagged “Eko 2012” the Lagos State Government has released a list of sub-committee members. According to a release made available to NationSport, the Deputy Governor , who also doubles as Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire yesterday made the list public at the state’s secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. The statement further stated that the early constitution of the subcommittee has become necessary to facilitate early preparation and readiness of Lagos State to put up a spectacle of a show where the rules guiding the Festival would be strictly adhered to. The Sub-Committees includes, Medical with Olajide Idris as the Chairman and Ifeoluwa Ogunlaja as the Secretary; others are Transportation and Traffic Control chaired by Kayode Opeifa and Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku as Secretary.
Also constituted are, Protocol and Ceremonial Committees Chaired by Disun Holloway and Peter Bolumole as the Secretary; Accommodation/Welfare chaired by Erelu Angela Adebayo and Uthman Ola Okunnu as Secretary. Others include, Catering/Feeding chaired by Olusegun Dawodu and Oluyomi Oluwasanmi as Secretary; Security Sub-Committee is chaired by ACP Vincent Brown and Dele Adeniran as Secretary; Media and Publicity is chaired by Wale Edun and Olumide Filade will serve as Secretary; Marketing and Sponsorship Sub-Committee is Chaired by Chief Molade OkoyaThomas (CON) and Abiola Aregbesola as Secretary. While Venues and Facilities is chaired by Chief Ademola Seriki and Waheed Adelekan will serve as the Secretary, Kweku Tandoh concluded that all members of the various Sub-committees would soon be issued with letters intimating them about their membership so that work can begin in earnest.
•A delegation of American Football in Nigeria led by Chicago Bears players Amobi Okoye at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos PHOTO: Solomon Adeola
Nigerian Army pays tributes to Adefope •Ex- IOC chief for burial March 30
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HE Nigeria Army, led by the Commander of the Army Medical Corp , Bonny Camp, Major General S.A Ameh yesterday pay a condolence visit to the family of late Major General Henry Adefope. The army team which included two Brigadier Generals and three colonels arrived the Opebi residence of the deceased few minutes to 5: pm dressed in the usual army uniform, condoled with the family of the departed GeneraL According to the spokesman of the family, Curwen Nedd, the essence of the visit was to discuss the burial arrangement in-line with the tradition of the military. Efforts to get the delegation to speak on the plans of the army as regards the burial arrangement proved abortive as they declined comments. The late Adefope who passed away on Sunday at the age of 84 served in the Nigerian army and also as a foreign affairs minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He also served as Minister of sports and Labour in the 1970s. Meanwhile, according to the family spokeman, the burial plans for the late General will commence March 29, 2012 by 5:00pm at Anglican Church of the Ascension Opebi Lagos with Service of Songs This, he said will be followed
By Paul Oluwakoya by the funeral service at the same church March 30, 2012 by 11:00am. While Outing Servicewill be 1st April at the same church by 10:00am. The late Adefope who served as the Church Warden was also said to be the founder of the same church. Meanwhile, as friends and family members continue to throng the Opebi residence of the sports administrator and Elder statesman, the children of the deceased have revealed plans to establish a sports
foundation in memory of their departed father later in the year. The proposed sports foundation to be named ‘Henry and Donothy Adefope Foundation for sports and Youth Development’ is to be established on the piece of land donated by King Onagoruwa Adedeji of Odogbolu kingdom in Ogun state. Making this exclusively known to NationSport was the spokesman of the family, Curwen Nedd, who further revealed that the essence of the foundation was to leave
behind a legacy that will last long and help fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the departed sport minister. “The foundation is to promote the late minister’s passion for promoting sport in the country” he said. According to Nedd “The greatest achievement of the former President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee and a long –standing member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was when he brought the all African Games to Nigeria.” RESULTS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern Munich 7-0 Basel Inter Milan 2-1 Marseille
•Folake Adefope Nedd and Major-General S.A Ameh, Commander of the Army Medical Corps , Bonny Camp during the condolence visit ...yesterday