The Federal Government has withdrawn its recognition of the League Management Company (LMC) as the operator of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Youth and
Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar, announced this in a statement on Friday
in Abuja.
Stressing that the decision was with immediate effect, he
explained that it was taken in view of the several unpleasant incidents
regarding the management of the football league, specifically the declaration
of the National Football League (NFL) as an illegal body by a court.
Abubakar stated that the government also considered the
status of the LMC, and the NFL’s successor-in-title being outside the purview
of the statutes of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
“This decision has become necessary because of the obvious
aberration (which is at variance with our football statutes or the laws of the
land) whereby a private company is gifted the mandate to manage or run the
league indefinitely, without the full involvement of and leadership by the
clubs, and devoid of any process to monitor the progress and development of the
game,” the statement said.
“Sequel to the above, and in order to rescue our domestic
football from total collapse, the Board of the LMC and the LMC as a body would
no longer be recognised by the Federal Government as operator of the Nigerian
Professional Football League.
“To avert further chaos in our domestic football, the NFF is
advised to immediately withdraw the licence given to the LMC and, in the
meantime, set up an Interim Management Committee (IMC), to include the current
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the LMC to oversee the
affairs of the league until a proper Professional League Board is constituted
in accordance with the statutes of the NFF.”
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