By Abdulgafar Oladimeji

The Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko, has paid a visit to the sick bed of the erstwhile chairman of the now defunct Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Galadima.

SolaceBase reports that Dikko was in Kano on Tuesday to condole with the people of the state over the demise of 22 members of the state contingent,  who died in a ghastly motor accident, while returning from the just concluded Gateway Games held in Ogun.

Dikko seized the opportunity to visit the former Nigerian football boss to condole with him and also wish him a quick recovery from his sick bed.

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Galadima thanked Dikko and his entourage for the visit,  he assured Dikko that he is fast recuperating from his ailment.

He said “as you can recall years back, on my way to Kaduna to meet with football stakeholders, that was after Nigeria 99 FIFA U-20 world, I had  a fatal accident then, after so many years now, I have  now had some congestion on a certain part of my body, I underwent surgery last weekend  and thanks be to almighty Allah for his mercies, I am recuperating very well, as you can see.” Galadima said.

Galadima is the former chairman of  Nigeria’s football governing body, NFA now renamed NFF, he was former Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, former  chairman Kano FA in the 70’s ,  former Kano state commissioner of works, , Kano state commissioner of Sports in the 90’s and recently served as the maiden chairman of Kano state Sports Commission. KSSC.

He served as the chairman of the 10 years football development master plan committee set up during  the Buhari administration s and also served under the same administration as the  board chairman, National Institute For Sports, NIS, Nigeria’ sports think thank body.

He is the traditional ruler of Fagge within the jurisdiction of the Kano Emirate council.