Obolo automatically became
the federation’s vice-president based on a consensus.
Abubakar Yakubu on Tuesday
in Abuja emerged as the new President of the Nigeria Kick-Boxing Federation
after he defeated Gospel Obolo 33 votes to 8 to win.
In his acceptance speech,
Yakubu thanked God for giving him the position of the president and also
thanked the delegates for conducting themselves peacefully for the elections to
hold.
“It was a keenly contested
election and it shows the passion people have for the game,’’ he said.
Yakubu assured that all
contestants would join hands to develop the game.
“My vision is to take
kick-boxing to the grassroots. We want to make it the most popular combat sport
in the country,” he said.
(NAN)
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