Federation Elections: GFN Presidential Candidate Olarere Lauds NSC For Ensuring Transparency, Fairness

As the elections for the committee of the Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN) stay clouded successful uncertainty, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has received notable praise for its committedness to transparency, owed process, and just proceeding amongst each stakeholders.

This commendation comes from Omowunmi Kafilat Olalere, a salient fig successful the gymnastics assemblage and a statesmanlike campaigner for the GFN committee elections.

“We tin each spot that the days of concern arsenic accustomed successful federation elections are over; nary 1 tin unilaterally disenfranchise anyone for their ain selfish interests anymore,” Olalere stated.

She further stated, “We indispensable applaud the enactment of the NSC, led by Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko and Director General Bukola Olopade. They person established a caller modular wherever elections indispensable beryllium conducted decently crossed the board, particularly concerning the federation elections.”

Olalere emphasised the value of beardown enactment successful Nigerian sports, remarking that, “It is evident to each that our sports are headed successful the close absorption nether these 2 technocrats, who person prioritised the behaviour of escaped and just elections that are acceptable to each and escaped of litigation.”

“If we are to beforehand sports and guarantee that competent individuals negociate our federations, it is imperative that nary stakeholder is disenfranchised,” she added.

Numerous stakeholders wrong the gymnastics assemblage person submitted petitions to the sports commission, urging a restoration of sanity and owed process successful the GFN elections. Many person accused the erstwhile committee of orchestrating a process that lacked transparency and inclusivity, with insufficient backing from the country’s apex sports regulatory body, the NSC.

Organizations specified arsenic the National Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPGER-SD), assorted paramilitary sports organisations, and different cardinal stakeholders person powerfully condemned the wide criticised committee elections conducted by Prince Kelvin Erhunmunse connected 6th September 2025. The NSC has assured each stakeholders that lone a morganatic and due process volition beryllium recognised moving forward.