By Eche Amos
The Secretary General of the Commonwealth Handball Association, Mr. Jibril Saidu, has been elected as the North Central Zonal Representative of the Nigeria Handball Federation.
The Kogi State-born Jibril secured the Zonal position with seven votes, one vote from each of the Six States and FCT, Abuja, that make up the Zone, after his opponent from Niger State, Mohammed Saliu, stepped down for him prior to the Zone’s election in Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday, 27th September, 2025, paving the way for his bid to contest for the position of the Presidency of the Nigeria Handball Federation in the upcoming elections scheduled for October, next month in Abuja.
As Secretary General of the Commonwealth Handball Association, Jibril Saidu has been instrumental to numerous developments of the sport at grassroots, zonal, national and international boundaries, as he brings with him excellent leadership credentials, experience, expertise and innovations to change the face of Handball in Nigeria and the African continent, virtues that are needed in the Sports Federation.
The newly elected North Central Zonal Representative is canvassing votes from other regions as well as eligible national delegates to support his candidacy as he yearns to shape the sport’s future positively.
