Sports Ministry sets up panel to review medal table of the 21st sports festival

Following complaints recieved by the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development about the Medal table at the recently concluded 21st National Sports Festival the Ministry has taken further step by setting up an independent Committee to immediately do a further review after an initial review was done.

A statement that was Signed by the Permanent Secretary Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar indicated that theprocess is normal in such situations in order to ascertain whatever the challenges were with the Festival Medal table computation.
“It is also normal to have them resolved even after the Festival.

According to him, towards the resolution of the matter, the Ministry announceed a Committee made up of experts who had managed the Technical arm of previous Festivals

The terms of reference for Committee included to determine what went wrong with the Medal table computation from the stand point of knowledge and experience of previous festivals

They are also expected to establish the exact and correct Medal table by ridding the table of any double entries and inaccuracies and make recommendations to guide against future occurrence.

The Committee was given 7 days to complete its assignment.
Members of the committee included
Mrs. Hauwa-Kulu, Madaki Elias Gora, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Okaro (Chairman).
The statement explained further that Lekan Alabi, the Statistician of the Ministry will be part of the Committee, as Secretary, while a representative of the Delta State.Sports Commission will serve as Member.