{"id":146685,"date":"2025-06-27T12:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=146685"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:19:08","slug":"nsc-mourns-the-passing-of-abba-yola-former-chief-of-staff-to-hon-sunday-dare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=146685","title":{"rendered":"NSC Mourns Abba Yola, Eulogizes Him as Sports Administrator Par Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NSC Mourns Abba Yola, Eulogizes Him as Sports Administrator Par Excellence<\/p>\n<p>The National Sports Commission (NSC) has described the passing of former Kano Pillars Chairman, Alhaji Abba Yola, as a painful loss to the nation&#8217;s sports family.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released by the Commission&#8217;s Director of Press, Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Ajayi, the Kano-born sports administrator, a retired Assistant Director in the Ministry of Sports, also served as Chief of Staff to former Sports Minister, Hon. Sunday Dare, among other prominent positions he held in Nigeria&#8217;s sports industry.<\/p>\n<p>NSC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, described Alhaji Abba Yola as a personal friend and sports administrator par excellence. &#8220;He contributed significantly to Nigerian sports growth during his tenure at the Sports Commission and Ministry of Sports,&#8221; Dikko said. &#8220;His vast experience in sports administration is well-documented, and he&#8217;ll be deeply missed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dikko highlighted their professional interaction when Yola was Kano Pillars Chairman and noted his role in Nigeria&#8217;s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification as a member of the Presidential Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>NSC Director-General, Hon. Bukola Olopade, eulogized Yola as one of Nigeria&#8217;s finest sports administrators. &#8220;His contributions paved the way for the Commission&#8217;s current successes,&#8221; Olopade said. &#8220;He played a key role in the Adopt-The-Athletes initiative as Chief of Staff to former Minister Sunday Dare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Olopade concluded, &#8220;Alhaji Abba Yola will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to his family and the people of Kano State.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSC Mourns Abba Yola, Eulogizes Him as Sports Administrator Par Excellence The National Sports Commission (NSC) has described the passing of former Kano Pillars Chairman, Alhaji Abba Yola, as a painful loss to the nation&#8217;s sports family. 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