Sports Diplomacy Club Appoints USIP Trained Abdulgafar Oladimeji As GS, Elects New National Exco
The Sports Diplomacy Club , SDC has appointed Abdulgafar Oladimeji to the position of its General Secretary. GS.
The appointment was confirmed at the virtual meeting of the club , which featured its founding officials in attendance.
Abdulgafar obtained his professional trainings on peace building from the United States Institute of Peace, USIP, he is equipped with levels 1-4 international executive certifications in cultural diplomacy and global development .
The meeting also witnessed the emergence of its pioneer national leadership of the group.
Our correspondent reports that, Mohammed Mansur Ibrahim(Edo) has been elected as the acting national president of the club, Tijjani Shehu(Kano) advisor, Patrick Osaweme , (South West) advisor , Greg Okor (republic of The Gambia)1st vice president, Ibraheem Abdul Tudun Wada, 2nd national vice president.
The new exco have an 24 months mandate to further strengthen the structures of the club.
Checks revealed that the club is founded to promote soft power , projecting how nations use international sports competitions to showcase their values, culture, and organizational excellence.
The group said it focus on how to further help s port to create informal channels for dialogue and people to people exchanges when formal diplomatic channels are strained or frozen.
The club said , its initiatives is to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), empowering groups such as women, youth, refugees, and persons with disabilities. UNITAR
Adding that, it activities extends to supporting high profile mega sports events , down to community level coaching camps and youth exchanges.
