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FCT FA Chair, Mouktar Congratulates Edeh On Success Of Tournament
Joel Ajayi
The FCT FA Chairman, Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed, and the entire FA board has congratulated the Benue State FA under the leadership of Chief Dr. Paul Edeh Esq, the Chairman of the Benue State FA on the successful organization of the 2024 Benue State Governor’s Cup.
Alhaji Adam, stated this in his goodwill message during the Grand finale of the competition, describing the event as one that will help government engage youths by harnessing their potentials.
The FCT FA Chairman, who was represented by the First Vice Chairman of the FCT FA, Alhaji Salihu Kolo, stated that, the tournament is a testament of the commitment of the various State FAs like Benue state for discovering, nurturing and harnessing raw talents for our various national teams.
“I want to congratulate the entire board of the Benue State FA on this great outing. It has shown right from the preliminaries as I gathered that every team gave a good account of themselves. This shows clearly that, truly Nigeria is blessed with abundance of talents”. He said.
“I have no iota of doubt that, this is just the beginning of greater things in Benue state. You have a very committed Governor, His Excellency, Governor Hyacinth Alia, who has the youths at heart. That is why this event is alive today”.
The FCT FA Chairman, called on the players to be dedicated and focused in their chosen career as anything can be achieved through determination.
The Grand finale of the competition which took place at the JS TARKA Stadium Gboko, Benue state, saw Team Katsina Ala LG ladies emerged victorious in the female finals after defeating the ladies from Gwer West LG by three goals to one.
In the male finals, Vandeikya Local Government were crowned champions after edging Agatu Local Government 6-5 via the penalties.
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Remain Calm, IBB International Golf Club Tells Members
It was an unusual scenario Saturday morning as the security agencies comprises of Police and DSS stormed the club, asking staff and members to vacate the club house and course.
While reacting to the incident, the release signed by Ibrahim Alhassan Babayo, the Captain of the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, described the incident as unfortunate and unexpected.
Ibrahim Babayo accused some minority members with vested interest who collaborated with some security men to seal the club in an attempt to disrupt the scheduled Extra-ordinary General Meeting of the Club.
The release urged everyone to remain calm, assured them that all necessary legal steps will be taken to ensure that the process of filing the Board of Trustees, BOT, vacancies is conducted correctly despite the attempts to derail the process.
The Captain said the club will not relent in its efforts to ensure fairness, transparency and due process prevail.
While assuring the members of continued support and trust, the statement asked the staff and members to await further instructions.
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