Former Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has indicated interest in vying for the post of President, Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF).

The election comes up on the 13th June, 2017.

Yakmut became eligible to contest for the position in the NVBF after winning the Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (NAPHER–SD) election according to a release.

The Bronze Medal at the African Volleyball Clubs’ Championship (Cairo 1987) will be aiming to restore the fortune of volleyball, “following the comatose state experienced in the sport in the last one decade,” the release states.

It will be recalled that in April 2015, Yakmut was appointed Director General, National Sports Commission replacing Gbenga Elegbeleye.