Shehu Dikko
Shehu Dikko | |
|---|---|
| Chairman National Sports Commission | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kaduna State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
Shehu Dikko (born in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football administrator and is the Chairman of National Sports Commission appointed by Bola Tinubu in October 2024. He held the Chairmanship of the League Management Company responsible for the management of the Nigerian Professional Football League.[1][2] He was previously a consultant for the Nigerian House of Representatives on Sports committee. Ahead of the 2022 NFF Elections, Dikko has declared his intention to run for the presidency.[3][4][5]
Personal life and education
[edit]Dikko was born in Kaduna State, Nigeria. He attended Ahmadu Bello University where he studied Quantity Surveying and graduated with a BSc. He also did a post-graduate diploma in management from the same university. He subsequently obtained his Master of Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University.
Career
[edit]Shehu Dikko was before going into professional football administration was working in the private sector between 1991 and 2004.[6] In 2004, when he went into football administration in Nigeria he started as the FIFA Goal Project Manager (Nigeria) with organizing several club tours between Portsmouth F.C. and Manchester United alongside Kano Pillars F.C. In 2008, Shehu Dikko was hired as a consultant for the sports committee in the Nigerian House of Representatives where he served till 2011. While he was a consultant for the government, he assisted in the drafting the National Sports Commission bill in the National Assembly. In 2012 he was appointed secretary of Super Eagles Bonus Row and code of conduct drafting till 2013.[7][8][9][10] In September 2014, he ran for office of the NFF President but withdrew his candidacy before election was officially held.[11][12][13]
On 26 December 2014, he was appointed Chairman of League Management Company by the Nigeria Football Federation.[14]
On 4 April 2019 Shehu Dikko was reappointed Chairman of the League Management Company.[15][16]
Court order
[edit]On 19 April 2016, Dikko ordered the ban of Giwa F.C. after the team had allegedly broken several NPFL rules among the charges were the assault of match referee and other officials during a match.[17] Following the ban, Giwa F.C. sued the LMC and Shehu Dikko to a Federal High court in Plateau State. On 16 August 2016 Shehu Dikko was ordered by the court to reinstate Giwa F.C. into the NPFL.[18]
In September 2016, a Federal High court in Jos ordered the arrest of Dikko for failing to reinstate Giwa F.C. He was subsequently asked to appear before the court and when he failed to appear in court, the court ruled on two weeks imprisonment for Shehu Dikko.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ Ahmadu, Samuel. "Football can grow the Nigerian economy – LMC boss Shehu Dikko | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Inyang, Ifreke (2014-12-28). "Shehu Dikko appointed new League Management Company boss". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Inyang, Ifreke (2015-12-03). "NPFL, 22 other leagues form World Leagues Association in France". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Adeyanju, Kola (2019-04-29). "The LMC / La Liga U 15 will be a continuous events . Shehu Dikko". Latest football news in Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ editor (2019-04-30). "Dikko, Adepoju Count Gains of NPFL/LaLiga U-15 Tournament". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "2013 | World Finance". www.worldfinance.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "FCT INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT: ENGINEERING WORK ON KATAMPE DISTRICT SATISFACTORY". aitonline.tv. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Legit.ng (2013-08-20). "N5.4bn Broadcast Deal For Nigerian League". Legit.ng – Nigeria news. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "League Management Company has the backing of the Nigerian Government". KickOff. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Governor Uduaghan Accused Of Bribing Football Federation Voters To Select His Wife's Brother As President". Sahara Reporters. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "NFF presidential election: The 5 men and their mission". TheCable. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Governor Uduaghan Accused Of Bribing Football Federation Voters To Select His Wife's Brother As President". Sahara Reporters. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Pinnick elected Nigeria Football Federation president". 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Ahmadu, Samuel. "Shehu Dikko is new League Management Company boss | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "LMC reappoints Dikko as chairman, Irabor, others independent directors". guardian.ng. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ editor (2019-04-04). "LMC's EGM Reappoints Dikko, Independent Directors". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "LMC slams N5m fine on Giwa FC, banish Club". The Eagle Online. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Oludare, Shina. "Giwa FC reinstated to Nigeria Professional Football League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Inyang, Ifreke (2016-09-22). "LMC chairman, Shehu Dikko declared wanted". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ adekunle (2016-09-21). "Dikko declared wanted!". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2019-04-30.