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Special Assistant to the President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Dare Kuti has dismissed calls by former Gombe Athletics Association official, Gara Gombe for Engineer Musa Nimrod to contest for the presidency of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC).
Kuti made the clarification following a publication for Nimrod to contest for the NOC presidency.
The sports journalist said Engineer Habu Gumel is regarded as the father of volleyball in Africa adding that he played a major role in the emergence of Musa Nimrod as President of the CAVB Beach Volleyball Commission.
Kuti said: “My attention has been drawn to an interview credited to Gara Gombe, where he is positioning the President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation for the NOC presidency. Let it be on record that Engineer Nimrod has no intention of running.
“Engineer Habu Gumel remains a strong pillar of sports in Nigeria, especially volleyball. Gumel played a huge role in the emergence of Nimrod as President of the CAVB Beach Volleyball Commission.
“He also played a vital role when the Volleyball Premier League secured a sponsorship deal with the Nigeria Customs Service. The current foreign technical adviser, Ryan Masajedi, also came through the intervention of Engineer Habu Gumel.
“Whenever the Nigeria Volleyball Federation runs into a visa crisis, the President of the NOC always comes to our rescue.”
The CAVB Zone 3 Media Committee member urged Gara Gombe to focus on his grassroots programmes and continue identifying talents for his state, as he did during the National Youth Games and the National Sports Festival.
