NIS DG congratulates, Abubakar House Committee Chairman on Sport

The appointment of Honourable Ekene Abubakar Adams as the Chairman House Committee on Sports will bring further developments to Sports in Nigeria in view of his pedigree as a foremost sports Administrator.
This was assertion was made by the Director-General of National Institute for sports, Surulere, Lagos Professor Olawale Moronkola while congratulating the new Chairman.
According to Professor Moronkola ” The appointment of Honourable Ekene Abubakar Adams is heartwarming and a good omen for Nigerian Sports. To have someone who has played football, administered it and to have ran two successful outfits in the Nigerian league attests to a new dawn for sports”.
Professor Moronkola further affirmed “He is not new in Nigeria sports and his pedigree in football management will ensure quality legislation for our sports. This is putting the right person in the right place for the good of our sports”
Born in 1985, Adams is an ex footballer turned entrepreneur and politician.
It would be recalled that Ekene established KADA City FC, based in Kaduna to enhance development of football in Kaduna and was adjudged the youngest football club owner in Nigeria.
He also worked as Remo Stars General Manager from 2021 during which the Sky Blue Stars gained promotion back to the NPFL and after one season in the top flight earned a CAF Confederation Cup ticket after finishing 3rd on the log behind Rivers United and Plateau United.
Adams is representing Chikun/ Kajuru Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly.