Politics Of Sports Development: When Journalists Are No Longer Stakeholders

[Shola Sholaz]

There has never been a more opportune time for the Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and the newly appointed Director-General, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye to clarify the vision and mission of the National Sports Commission (NSC) as sports federation boards settle to develop a comprehensive development plan and source for funding.
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There is no better time for sports stakeholders to unite for change in the sports sector to protect the integrity of the sports industry. Patrick Omor- odion's piece "When journalists are no longer stakeholders" offers the opportunity to write about the politics of sports development within the context of the recent National Sports Federation elections.
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The path to sports development in Nigeria has always been rough, nasty and long, but as the nation wrestles with the new policy direction and the Abdullahi's directives, all sports stakeholders including the press corps have to work together to avert the failure of not winning a medal at the 2012 London Olympics.