The Federal Government’s high-powered delegation to the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), will storm Garoua, Cameroon later today ahead of the crucial Group D first game between the Super Eagles and the Pharaoh of Egypt tomorrow. The AFCON tournament, however, kicked off yesterday.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, is leading the delegation that comprises the deputy Senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege; chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives committees on sports, Obinna Ogba and Olumide Osoba.
In the delegation also is the head of the civil service of the federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan; the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; and Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. Others are; the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar; ministers of state for finance, Clem Agba; Mustapha Shehuri; minister of state for science and technology, Mohammed Abdullahi; special adviser to the president on sports, Daniel Amokachi as well as a representative of the Department of State Security (DSS).
Others expected to be part of the special delegation are Sunday Asefun, the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS); Allen Onyeama, chairman of Air Peace, Bisi Adebutu, executive director, Premier Lotto and Emmanuel Orhiaki, executive director, marketing, Nigeria Breweries. The list also includes Karl Toriola, managing director, MTN Nigeria, and Alfred Olajide, managing director of Coca-Cola. The Super Eagles are in Group D alongside Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau.