22nd December, 2010
By Adebobola Alawode
As the Federal Executive Council, FEC meets today at the Aso Rock Abuja, the Minister for Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission, NSC, Kwara State-born Ibrahim Bio will hit the venue with his letter of resignation from President Goodluck Jonathanâ€
The former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly on Monday declared his ambition to contest as governor of the state of his birth.
With his intent to contest as the number one citizen of his state and with his resignation from the cabinet the next thing on the agenda would be, who succeeds him as Nigeriaâ€
The questions now on the lips of sports enthusiasts are; will President Jonathan appoint another minister with just three months to next yearâ€
Bio, who succeeded Eng. Sanni Ndanusa, recorded some achievements and was also enmeshed in some controversies like the impasse that engulfed the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, during their election in August. However, his successor will have to be up and doing to either equal or surpass his predecessor.
As the post becomes vacant from today, sports enthusiasts have been commenting over who should be named as Bioâ€
He counselled the president to take a cue from what former President Olusegun Obasanjo did before his re-election. The former boxing promoter said that instead of appointing a new sports minister, he should appoint a Permanent Secretary prior to next yearâ€
Another sports enthusiast and CEO of Miracle Beach Sports Club, Oladele Pius, is of the view that it doesnâ€
“We donâ€