Gbenga Elegbeleye
Gbenga Elegbeleye Otolorin | |
|---|---|
Ondo, Nigeria | |
| Occupation | Sports Administrator, Politician |
| Nickname | Oto |
Gbenga Elegbeleye
Background
Gbenga Elegbeleye is a Nigerian from
where he had his tertiary education.Education
Gbenga Elegbeleye attended
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Local Government & Public Administrations
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Account
- Fellow, Certified Institute of Management
- Fellow, the Nigerian Institute of Sales Management[3]
Political career
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Gbenga Elegbeleye is a member of
- Member, Ministerial Committee on Reform of Football Administration in Nigeria (August–November 2011)
- Chairman, Ondo State Table Tennis Association (2004–2007)
- Vice Chairman, Ondo State Sport Development Committee (2005–2008)
- Chairman, Rising Stars Football Club, Akure (2004–2007)
- President, Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Ondo State (2002–2010)
- Member Ethics and Fair Play Committee, Nigeria football Association (NFA) (2004–2007)
His appointment as Director-General of National Sports Commission on May 15, 2013, received mixed reviews in Nigeria. He saw the appointment as "a call to duty...but it is a duty for every stakeholder and all Nigerians. We must put in collective efforts to make sure that things go the way they should."[5] While Weekly Trust reported his appointment as a "surprise" because he was not one of "the names of four renowned sports administrators" shortlisted and sent to the Presidency by the Nigeria's Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,[6] Soccer Star reported that President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and former Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, Chief Oyuiki Obaseki supported Elegbeleye to succeed in his then new post.[7] Upon his resumption on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, he said that his focus would be "to reengineer the transformation of the nation’s sports sector from the grassroots."[8]
Awards and honours
- Local Government Chairman of the Year (Ondo State Merit Award Committee) 1998
- Outstanding Legislator of Youths by South West Youth Leaders Association
- The National Association of the Nigerian Students (NANS) Award for Distinguished Leadership Qualities 2005
- Pillar of Sports in Ondo State by the Ondo State Youth Action Group 2009
- Presidential Award by the Rotary Club of Ijapo 2007
- Akoko Top 20 Award by the National Association of Akoko Student (UNAD Chapter) 1998
- Most Articulate Representative of the Year from Ondo State (Legislative Meritorious Award) 2008-2009
- Legend of Awoism (Chief Obafemi Awolowo/Awoist Award) 2008
- Outstanding Performance Award of Honors by the National Association of Gospel Musicians.
- Media Merit Award for Legislative Excellence 2009
- Certificate of Merit by the International Republican Institute, U.S.A.
References
- ^ "Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye".
- ^ "Akoko-born Gbenga Elegbeleye Becomes NSC DG". Ondo News. May 17, 2013.
- ^ "NSC Director General: Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17.
- ^ "Profile of Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
- ^ Nokai Origin (May 27, 2013). "Sports commission new boss calls for support". Voice of Nigeria.
- ^ David Ngobua (June 1, 2013). "All eyes on Elegbeleye, new NSC DG". Weekly Trust. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Maigari, Obaseki tip Elegbeleye for success". Soccer Star. May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
- ^ Salifu Usman (May 22, 2013). "My Focus Is Grassroots – NSC DG, Elegbeleye". Leadership. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.