Super Interview With Chairman of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye

NaijablaseTv ( Ettah Emmanuel O.)

You are all welcome to a yet another interesting edition of our incisive, informative, educative, regular question and answer session tagged 

 for the Month of November, 2023. We are extremely excited that the our league will return on screen with a Startimes as media partner. Even though some critical stakeholders objected the figure involved while Super Sports have suddenly stopped showing Nigerian national team matches live and a lot of Sports loving Nigerians feel disenchanted afterwards.

Our guest this week is a Super man, a very humble administrator with great deal of achievements. He is a soft spoken administrator who seamlessly relates with friends and allies. A well cerebral human resource manager in modern day Nigeria Football business. Join me as I welcome this distinctive personality with heart of Gold, the Chairman, Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, 

Honourable Elegbeleye was born in Ondo State decades ago. He attended Ansar Ud Deen Primary School, Ikare-Akoko (1969–1975) where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. He later proceeded to St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Iwaro-Oka, Ondo State (1977–1982) for his West African School Certificate. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State (1983–1988).He graduated as one of the best students in his set and followed it up with a Master of Public Administration from the University of Ado Ekiti in 2006. He is a member of several professional bodies which includes 

Member, Sustainability Commission, Association of African National Olympics Commissions.

 ANOCA.Leader of the Nigeria Bobsled Team to Pyongchang, South Korea, for the Winter games.2018

 Director General, National Sports Commission, 2013 - 2015.

Member, Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board, 2015 - 2017.

Member, Ministerial Committee, Reform of Football Administration in Nigeria,  Nov. 2011

Chairman, Rising Stars Football Club, Akure,  2004 – 2007

Chairman,  Ondo State Table Tennis Association,  2004 – 2007.

Member, Old Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Ethics and Fair Play Committee.2004 – 2007.

President, Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria, Ondo State Chapter,  2003 – 2009

Member, Board of Directors, Nigeria Institute of Transport Technologies.

Member, Board of Directors, Nigeria Railway Corporation.

Member, Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission Board, 2013 - 2015.

Member, Abuja Investment Company (AICL) Board 2011 - 2013.

Chairman, Ondo State Waste Management Authority, 2003 - 2006.

Member of the board, Ondo State Primary Education Board, 1997-1998.

Current Member, Eminent Focal Group of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group.

Member, Federal House of Representatives, Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency, 2007 - 2011.

Chairman, Ethics and Good Governance Commission of Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), (2018 - 2022).

Chairman, Akoko North East Local Government Council, Ondo State, 1997. 

Administrative Officer, Federal Road Safety Commission, Zone RS3 Kaduna, 1988 - 1989.

Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Local Govt. and Public

 Administration.Fellow, Chattered Institute of Public Administration.

Fellow, African Business School.Fellow, Certified Institute of Sales Management.

African Film Academy Award for Sports Development. 

City People Award of Excellence in Politics.

 African Leadership Award for Sports Development.

 Tell Magazine Award for 40 Icons of Ondo State at 40, 2016. 

Platinum Member of Nigerian Red Cross Society 2016, Among several others.

Distinguished Sports Administrator of the Year 2022, by Africa Illustrious Award, Exhibition &Tech.

Under his watch as the Director General of National Sports Commission, Team Nigeria finished strong on the Glasgow, Scotland Commonwealth Games having emerged 8th best nation in the Commonwealth Nations 

As the fate would have it and considering his charming and humble nature, he became the Chairman ,Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL👏👏👏

The interview would be a critical analysis of issues surrounding sponsorship deal of Startimes and other issues seem not clear enough in the Administration of our Nation's topmost League

It promises to be an exciting time with the Second Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation,  NFF as we host one of the Shakers and movers in sports industry in Nigeria this Friday

To be part of this session, you can send your questions via WhatsApp only to our hosts by typing 

 before 6pm on the day of the interview with double hosts --- 

Looking forward to an exciting session with the three gentlemen

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