The Executive Board of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC,  yesterday approved Asaba, capital of Delta State as the venue for its  Annual General Meeting and elections as well as  a Merit Award  Night. The election will hold on November 20, 2014.

Asaba was overwhelmingly voted for after President Sani M Ndanusa announced that the State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan  had accepted to host the AGM.

To this regard, nomination forms to the Executive positions would be available at the Secretariat of the NOC, National Stadium, Surulere and the NOC’s Liaison office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory from October 20, 2014.

The deadline for the return of Nomination forms would be two weeks from October 20, 2014.

At the AGM meeting in Asaba, the NOC would confer the Best Current Athlete Award to speedster Blessing Okagbare while the Distinguished Athlete Award would go to Table Tennis Trojan Segun Toriola.

Sports-loving Governor of Delta State Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan would be conferred with the Olympic Sport Friendly Personality Award for his outstanding performance in Sports.

President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Evangelist Solomon Ogba would be conferred with the Sport Administrator Award.

Post humous awards on Promotion of Olympism would go to Late Alhaji Raheem Adejumo, late Chief Abraham Ordia and Alhaji K. A. B Olowu.