Ifeanyi Ubah emerges Anambra FA Chairman, outlines agenda

By Pamela Eboh, Awka on May 4, 2016

The Proprietor and Chairman of Ifeanyi Ubah FC, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has emerged the new Chairman of Anambra State Football Association (ASFA).

On Tuesday in the state capital Awka, Ubah secured 24 votes to one against his opponent, Olisa Aniuno, at a 26-man delegates congress.

Also elected was the former Vice Chairman of the board, Jude Obikwelu, who retained his position with 24 votes to zero against Akonam Obiefuna, even though both him and Aniuono were absent during the election.

Speaking after being declared winner, Ubah said he was accepting the position to serve with genuine commitment, honesty, transparency and integrity.

He promised to turn around the state of football not just in the state but in Nigeria at large, saying that he would turn it into a big industry and a tourist attraction.

“I intend to use this opportunity as Chairman of Anambra FA to provide employment for our teeming unemployed youths in our proposed academy,” Ubah said.

Representative of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, the Chairman of all Chairmen, Ibrahim Gusau, congratulated Anambra FA for the successful conduct of the election and urged the members to embrace unity.

In his reaction, Ubah’s opponent Olisa Aniuno described the election as a sham, saying that it was not conducted in line with the election timetable presented by the election committee.

He said: “It will not stand. I am going to explore every logical legal means to ensure that the right thing is done. It beats my imagination that this travesty could take place. How can people gather themselves and announce result without informing other stakeholders?

“What has happened is a continuation of the absurdity that is happening to Nigerian football and as a law abiding citizen, I will explore every legal means to achieve sanity in the process.

“As a candidate, the committee never informed me of any election whatsoever today. This is crazy.”

Aniuno expressed disappointment that the electoral committee headed by a respected administrator would allow itself to be used to perpetrate illegality.

Daily Sports reports that the Chairman of the Anambra FA Normalisation Committee, Ephraim Chukwuemeka, had earlier on April 28 during a stakeholders’ meeting in Awka announced that election into the ASFA executive would hold on May 4 while that of the local football committees would follow on May 30.

It is not clear why the electoral committee headed by Chukwuemeka himself moved the ballot forward by a day and without carrying everybody along.

•Photo shows Anambra FA Chairman, Ifeanyi Ubah.

Source Daily Sports

Posted May 4, 2016


 

You may also like...
Portsmouth Sack Three Academy Players Over Racist Abuse...

CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Esperance beat rivals Etoile

Wenger handed three match ban

Seven Valladolid Players Paid to Lose against Valencia...

Rivers Hoopers Win 2021 Basketball Premier League

Aubameyang Shines As Arsenal Beat Everton

 

Latest News Ezekiel headlines NCAA Athlete of Year final shortlist WAFCON: NFF launches campaign to unite fans behind Falcons Joshua weighs in on Nigeria-Ghana rivalry National Sports Festival: SWAN Decries Exclusion From Enugu 2025 LOC NOC/NTF to co-Host Taekwondo Course in Abuja Sacking Postecoglou was emotionally difficult - Levy Bellingham makes Dortmund debut in Fluminense draw Pressure and lack of belief - the challenges facing Alonso Ramos scores as Monterrey hold Inter at Club World Cup De Laurentiis desperate to sign Lookman Delap markes debut with an assist as Chelsea win at the Club World Cup Fans found guilty of hate crimes against Vinicius Jr

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,536 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,698 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,709 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,309 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,309 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,301 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (44,099 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,639 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,751 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,369 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,811 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,237 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media