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Former Chairman of El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club of Maiduguri, Alhaji Bashir Abiso, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to football reforms initiated through the National Sports Commission (NSC).
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Abiso made the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Commission, Shehu Dikko, at his office.
He said President Tinubu and the leadership of the Commission deserved recognition for their efforts to reform football administration in Nigeria.
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Abiso, who served as chairman of the Maiduguri-based club for more than two decades, explained that the reforms would help address outdated administrative practices and promote greater stakeholder participation in the development of football across the country.
He expressed optimism that the proposed constitution of a normalisation committee would help facilitate a credible process for establishing a representative leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The former club chairman urged football stakeholders to continue supporting the ongoing reform efforts, stressing the need for collective commitment to achieving the desired changes in football administration.
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He also called on the National Sports Commission to intensify efforts towards ensuring the successful implementation of the reforms.
Abiso expressed confidence that members of the proposed NFF normalisation committee would be selected based on merit, competence and verifiable records, following FIFA’s reported approval of the reform process.