By Valentine Amanze
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has appointed former Nigerian International footballer and retired Director-General of the defunct National Sports Commission, Dr. Patrick Ekeji, as the head of a seven-man Imo Sports Commission Review Committee.
Other members include: Mrs. Chizotam Aretola (Secretary), Prof. Ken Anugweje, Dr. Godfrey Ogu, Mr. Chuks Abara and a representative each from the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Secretary to the Government of Imo State.
The Ekeji-led committee has accordingly been inaugurated by Chief Cosmas Iwu, the Secretary to the Government of Imo State on behalf of the Governor.
While inaugurating the committee in his office on Monday, Iwu told the Ekeji Committee to review the laws setting up the Sports Commission to bring it in line with international best practices as well as looking into ways to improve Sports development in the state.
In his response, Ekeji, a professional football coach (having coached the Green Eagles in 1985), promised that his committee would work in line with the government to realise government’s mandate to make Imo State a pride of place in the sporting industry, not only in the country, but continentally and globally.
