*Federation moves General Assembly to Ibadan, fixes October 13 meeting ahead of November elections

The Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF) has rejected reports that the National Sports Commission (NSC) dissolved its board and approved a caretaker committee, insisting that the board led by Dr Musa Oshodi remains in charge.

The federation described the reports as false, urging judokas and other stakeholders to disregard the purported caretaker committee list.

In a press statement issued on Friday by the Office of the President, the NJF alleged that the publication was circulated by Mrs Ngozi Amayo and her associates in an attempt to take control of the federation.

It further claimed that Amayo had previously been dismissed by the board over alleged financial misappropriation and the management of the federation. The allegations were not independently verified.

Reaffirming its position, the NJF said neither the NSC nor the International Judo Federation (IJF) had dissolved its board.

The federation disclosed that the IJF, in a letter dated September 18, 2026, approved its draft amended constitution and directed it to convene a General Assembly to consider and approve the revised document ahead of the November elections.

Consequently, the NJF announced that its General Assembly would hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, October 13, following a change of venue from Abuja.

Delegates are expected to arrive on October 12 and depart on October 14. The federation said members, state chairmen and secretaries, as well as the IJF, NSC and Nigeria Olympic Committee, had been notified.

The meeting is expected to approve the electoral committee and fix the election date.

The NJF maintained that the purported dissolution was inconsistent with provisions of the Olympic Charter, the IJF Statutes and its constitution, which it said protect the autonomy of sports federations and establish procedures for constitutional amendments and elections.

Citing Articles 8 and 21 of its constitution, the federation argued that only the General Assembly could amend the constitution and appoint an electoral committee to conduct elections.

It also invoked Section 16(2) of the NSC Establishment Act 2023, claiming that presidential approval would be required to dissolve a federation’s board and insisting that no such approval had been obtained.

The federation consequently described the alleged dissolution as invalid, although the legal interpretation and circumstances surrounding the reported action were not independently verified.

The NJF appealed to judokas and stakeholders to remain calm, stressing that it was working with the IJF to advance judo in Nigeria.