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NATIONAL SPORTS COMMISSION ACT, 2023
ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Establishment of the National Sports Commission.
1.
(1) There is established the National Sports Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).
(2) The Commission-
(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal; and
(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
Membership of the Commission.
2.
(1) The Commission shall consist of-
(a) the Chairman of the Commission;
(b) the Director-General of the Commission;
(c) the head of schools sports in the Federal Ministry responsible for education;
(d) the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of sports or his representative;
(e) representative of National Association of Physical Education, Recreational Sports and Dance;
(f) Chairman of State Directors of Sports Forum;
(g) two representatives from Organised Private Sector;
(h) the Director and chief executive officer of National Institute of Sports;
(i) representative of military and para military agencies;
(j) representative of institutional sports (NUGA, NIPOGA and NICEGA);
(k) Association of Retired Sports Men and Women;
(l) a representative of Nigerian Medical Association who shall be a sports medical expert;
(m) a representative of persons living with disability in sports;
(n) Nigerian Football Federation;
(o) a representative of Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria;
(p) Sports Writers Association of Nigeria; and
(q) six Chairmen of States Sports Councils representing the sports zones to serve on rotational basis of two years per State- (i) zone 1 Ibadan; (ii) zone 2 Benin; (iii) zone 3 Enugu; (iv) zone 4 Bauchi; (v) zone 5 Jos; and (vi) zone 6 Kaduna.
(2) The Chairman and Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President.
(3) A member of the Commission shall hold office for a term of four years beginning from the date on which he was appointed and may be re-appointed for another term of four years subject to satisfactory performance.
(4) A member of the Commission other than the Chairman may by notice in writing addressed to the President through the Chairman, resign his office and that member shall, on the day of the receipt of the notice by the President, cease to be a member.
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