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Olopade Appointed DG of National Sports Commission

Sport | 1 month ago

Olopade Appointed DG of National Sports Commission

A former Ogun State Commissioner for Sports, Chief Bukola Olawale Olopade has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC).

Olopade who is the brain behind the highly successful Access Bank sponsored Lagos City Marathon, becomes the second official of the recently revived NSC.

He’s currently the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the next National Sports Festival to be hosted by his home state . Olopade’s appointment is one of those announced on Thursday by the Presidency in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

The other appointments made are that of Dr. Abisoye Fagade as the Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement. The other non-director appointment announced is that of Daniel Bwala as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications at the State House

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