NFF Mourn Passing of Reps Sports C’ ttee chair, Ekene

The Nigerian Football Federation has expressed utmost sadness and grief over demise of the Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Youth and Sports, Hon. Ekene Abubakar Adams.

Adams reportedly passed on in the early hours of Tuesday, 16th July 2024 after prolonged illness. 

President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, in a letter he personally signed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, extolled the virtues of the late Hon. Adams, saying the deceased was the leader of a very important committee in the House of Representatives and a man who was very much alive to his duties, tasks, assignments, obligations and responsibilities.

“As someone who has worked in football all his life, contributing his quota to the development of the game on the domestic front, Hon Ekene Abubakar Adams was well-known to the entire football fraternity, and it was no surprise that he was very keen on further development of the game of football in the country while he served as Chairman of the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development.”