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  The electoral committee of the Nigeria Olympic Committee on Wednesday disqualified Ibrahim Gusau and Sunday Adeleye from contesting Thursday’s (today) election,   The PUNCH   reports. Gusau and Adeleye were seeking election into the position of President and Treasurer of the NOC respectively. According to the electoral committee headed by Ibrahim Galadima, the duo failed to meet the committee’s guidelines. One of our correspondents learnt that the duo failed to present to the electoral committee a form duly signed by their federation president. While Adeleye presented his form signed by Gusau – a factional president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Gusau signed his own form as the AFN president. “The documents presented by Ibrahim Gusau for the position of president and Sunday Adeleye for the post of treasurer did not meet the requirements as contained in the Electoral Guidelines,” the Electoral Committee said in a statement. Reacting to his disqualification, Ade...