The incumbent president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Habu Gumel, has been elected for another term in office, defeating close challenger and former minister of sports, Sani Ndanusa, by 21 to 19 votes at the elective congress of the NOC held in Jalingo, Taraba state on Thursday.
With 21 out of the 40 votes, Gumel secured an absolute majority of 50 per cent plus one as the keenly contested election into the president’s seat climaxed the congress of the body just as eight other positions were also contested.
Gumel’s victory at the poll secured a third consecutive term and a fifth term overall for the Jigawa-born IOC member, whose last eight years in office has attracted heavy criticism. He was first elected as NOC president in 2002 and was in office until 2010. He returned again in 2014 and was in office till 2022 before winning another term at the election.
