The National Sports Commission (NSC) says Sports Minister/Chairman of the commission, Bolaji Abdullahi will Tuesday in Abuja inaugurate a 12-man committee to work out modalities for the forthcoming National Youth Games.

The inauguration of the committee was one of the decisions of the 19th National Council on Sports held in Ilorin, Kwara State last month.

The Committee is expected to be responsible for the organisation and management of the games and also study and advise appropriately on issues that will ensure proper implementation of officiating and eligibility rules for such events.

The Youth Games is scheduled to hold from August 29 to September 7, 2013 in Abuja.

The NSC disclosed that the Committee, which has a 14-day time frame to submit its report will comprise a representative of the NSC as chairman, six states’ directors of Sports, each representing a geo-political zone, a representative of NAPHER-SD, the secretary general of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), chairman, Directors Forum, president of the NSSF and the director of Sports & PE (Nigeria Army).