AFN staggers zonal elections as Southern zones go to polls on Monday
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Electoral Committee has announced the schedule and venues for the forthcoming Zonal Elections which it says are critical to strengthening the governance structure of athletics across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones.
According to a statement signed by its Secretary, Israel Inwang, elections will not hold at the same day all over Nigeria as was the practice in the past.
Under the new arrangement, the three zones in the Southern part of Nigeria will have their elections on Monday, June 2, 2025 at the headquarters of each of the three zones viz Ibadan for South West, Benin for South South and Enugu for South East.
The three zones in the north will hold their elections the following day (June 3, 2025) also at the headquarter of each of the three zones.
While the Electoral Committee did not give any reason for this staggered elections, it however says all elections will start at 9am and re-affirmed its ‘commitment to conducting free, fair, and transparent elections in alignment with the 2023 AFN Constitution, Electoral Guidelines and global best practices.’
It enjoins ‘all eligible delegates, stakeholders, and aspirants adhere strictly to the AFN electoral guidelines which makes the Chairman of each of the states in the zone or the Secretary, in the absence of the Chairman, as the electorate.
