The Hon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Wale Edun has emerged as the new president of the Nigerian Boxing Federation.
The global economist and transformative boxing enthusiast was voted unopposed, recording all twelve (12) votes at the elections held at the Package B indoor sports hall of the MKO Abiola National stadium Abuja on Saturday.
In his post election remarks, the minister pledges reforms and structural changes to elevate boxing across the board in Nigeria.
However, the position of the vice president was not a walk in the park as Hon. Omonlei Imadu, the southwest representative, defeated his counterpart from the North Central zone Mighty Mike by (8) votes to (4) in the kindly contested poll.
Imadu, who has long won the hearts of boxing followers in the country with his several grassroots programs, praised the emergence of Wale Edun as the right person to lead the Nigerian boxing Federation to its glory days.
” I make bold to say it’s a new dawn for boxing in the country, the Honorable Minister is very passionate about the sports and this he has shown over the years with a plethora of grassroots initiatives across the nation”.
” I and the other board members will work closely with the Hon. Minister Wale Edun to achieve his vision for Nigerian boxing. ” Imadu said.
The NBF vice president further acknowledged the National Sports Commission NSC under the leadership of Mallam Shehu Dikko as Chairman and Hon. Bukola Olopade as the (DG) for uploading the integrity of the commission through transparency, fairness, and accountability in the electoral process.
