Scrap ‘screening committee’ now, Directors of Sports tells ministry

Directors of Sports from the 35 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have passed a vote of no confidence on the “Special Screening Committee” put in place by the Federal Ministry of Sports Development for the National Youth Games.

“We begin to wonder about the yardstick used by the committee in rejecting one of the twins born by the same parents, same day, and same year. The screening committee saw the anger in the eyes of everybody and decided to reverse its decision on the twins. There are so many other instances, and the directors of sports are now saying enough is enough. We have told the Sports Ministry to scrap the committee and instead, use the National Identification Number (NIN) in screening the athletes,” the official stated.

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