Oladimeji: Ex-SWAN Kano scribe now international arbitration council member

Erstwhile Secretary, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kano state chapter, Abdulgafar Oladimeji, has been conferred with the membership status of the International Arbitration Council.

The international headquarters of the council located in the Netherlands, in an official letter dated November 1, 2024 had confirmed his membership of the highly revered international body.

He would be tasked with functions in various committees, which includes trade, commercial disputes, media and technology.

Oladimeji became an associate of the institute in 2013. He is privileged to have served as a member of the Panel of Neutrals, Kano – Multi Door Court, Kano state High Court of Justice.

He recently had the priviledge to serve as secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Constitution Review Committee, Kano council committee.

Abdulgafar had worked as a member of various mediation committees and fact finding panels at the national, zonal and state.

He recently served as the secretary of the mediation committee that was set up by NUJ Kano council to resolve the dispute between, Kano Pillars FC and sports journalists in the state.

Oladimeji, a well-travelled sports journalists with countless FIFA, UEFA, CAF, Concacaf and AFC media accreditations in his kitty.

He is a sports journalists, PFSA and IPSO trained football scout, he holds qualifications in journalism, law and philosophy from prestigious institutions from the US, UK, France and Qatar.