Gusau congratulates Dikko on appointment as NSC chairman
By Andrew Ekejiuba
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has warmly congratulated the newly appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko. He expressed confidence that Dikko’s extensive experience in football administration, including his roles as a marketing expert, Chairman of Nigeria’s elite league, foremost international match commissioner, Vice President of the NFF, and membership in FIFA and CAF committees, has adequately prepared him for this significant role.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on Wednesday named Dikko, who served nearly eight years as Chairman of the Nigeria Professional Football League (now Nigeria Premier Football League) and as second Vice President of the NFF, as Chairman of the reintroduced National Sports Commission, effectively sidelining the Federal Ministry of Sports Development.
“On behalf of the NFF and the entire Nigerian football fraternity, I warmly and heartily congratulate Mallam Shehu Dikko on this important national assignment. I have no doubt that he possesses the knowledge, skill, experience, steadfastness, temperament, diligence, and intelligence to succeed in the National Sports Commission.
“We served together on the same NFF Board for nearly eight years, and I can attest to his enterprise and resourcefulness. He is a man full of meaningful and positive ideas, and the Nigeria Football Federation will certainly collaborate with him to elevate our football to new heights of excellence.”
Dikko has served as chairman of various committees within the NFF, including marketing and sponsorship, and he is also a member of the CAF Inter-Clubs Committee. He remains a member of the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee.