KWARA SPORTS COMMISSION DISSOLVES ALL STATE SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Kwara State Sports Commission has dissolved all sports associations in the state with immediate effect.
This was announced in a statement issued in Ilorin on Thursday by the Commission’s Press Secretary, Saheed Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the decision followed a resolution of the board at its sitting on September 12, 2025, where members deliberated extensively on the activities of the associations before approving their dissolution.
The Commission explained that the move was aimed at injecting new, committed, and passionate members into the associations, while retaining some active former members for improved service delivery.
Affected officials have been directed to hand over all documents, records, and materials belonging to the associations to their respective secretaries as part of the dissolution process.
“While appreciating the contributions of the outgoing members, the Commission urged them to continue supporting the development of sports in Kwara State and to respond promptly whenever called upon in future,” the statement read.
This development comes weeks after the Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Bola Magaji, vowed to take decisive action against athletics officials over the Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s (AFN) suspension of the Kwara State Athletics Association.
The AFN had placed an indefinite ban on the association after it discovered that a banned coach, Hammid Muritala—currently serving a 10-year suspension for administering banned substances to a youth athlete—was still being engaged in athletics activities.
Despite his suspension since October 14, 2022, Muritala was part of Kwara’s contingent to the recent Golden League in Benin City, Edo State, prompting widespread criticism and AFN’s sanction.
Magaji, while addressing journalists, stressed that those responsible for the lapse would be held accountable, adding that efforts were ongoing to have the AFN’s ban reviewed.
“We have the future of young athletes to think about, and officers responsible for the lapse resulting in the sanction will face the music,” he stated.
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