LIoyd Ekweremadu, Enugu State Commissioner for Sports, has been named as Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC)for the 23rd National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged ‘Coal City Games’ 2026, Completesports.com reports.
The LOC is made up of 13 members, with Bamiduro Olumide, as Secretary.
This is even as 21 other Sub – Committees were also appointed.
The 23rd National Sports Festival has been slated to get underway on November 27 through December 11, 2026.
The LOC and the Sub- Committees were made public on Wednesday, 30 September, 2026, in Enugu.
LIoyd is the son of former Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu.
Also included in the (LOC) is former Olympian, Mary Onyali, former Nigeria international and ex-Rangers General Manager, Davidson Owumi.
The LOC also has Jonathan Nnaji, Henry Chinedu Okorie, Obiora Obasi, Ephraim Ochonma, Boniface Onovo and Tony Ugwu as members.
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Blessing Chisalam Ekwe, Victor Okorie and Akuchukwu Aghazu complete the list of the members of the LOC.
The Sub – Committees comprises those of Games Village Management Committee which has Ekweremadu as Chairman, Accommodation sub-committee with Obiora Obasi as chairman and Catering Sub – Committee which has the Sports Commissioner Lioyd Ekweremadu as Chairman.
The Media Sub – Committee has Enugu State Commissioner for Information as Chairman, Protocol Committee is headed by the Chief of Protocol, Government House,Enugu, just as Akuchukwu Aghazu is Chairman of Ceremonial Sub – Committee.
Enugu State Commissioner of Police is in charge of Security Sub – Committee, Transport Sub – Committee is headed by the Enugu State Commissioner for Transport, Venue and Facilities Sub – Committee is headed by the State Commissioner for Works while Finance Sub – Committee has Nathaniel Urama as Chairman.
Owumi is Chairman of Marketing Sub – Committee, Onyali heads the Volunteers Sub – Committee while the Chairman of Enugu State Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, (ALGON), is the Chairman of Mobilisation Sub – Committee.
Tourism and Festival Experience Sub – Committee has the state Tourism Commissioner as Chairman; Medical Committee has Prof George Ugwu, Commissioner for Health as Chairman, while Technical Committee has Jonathan Nnaji as Chairman.
Bamiduro Olumide heads the Games Secretariat just as Boniface Onovo heads the Team Enugu Preparation and Participation Committee.
By Sab Osuji
